The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t2.10
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t2.10
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c8.t2.10
Evidently, $AG² = AB² + BG² = sum of two squares.$ The same method is also given by Āpastamba (*Āśl*. 2.4) and Kātyāyana (*Kśl*. 2.13).
Linked texts (2)
- Āpastambaśulbasūtra — Āpastamba, Sanskrit
- Kātyāyanaśulbasūtra — Kātyāyana (Vājasaneyi sūtrakāra), Sanskrit