The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t18.24
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t18.24
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c8.t18.24
**2.1.** *Construction of a square.* Āpastamba describes here an interesting method of construction of a square. In Fig. 2, EW represents the east-west line, 2a; XU the given cord, a; XV the *saviśeṣa* of a, √2a; and VY the half cord, a.