The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t2.125
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t2.125
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In decimal fraction, the above value of √2 = 1.4142156. According to modern calculation, √2 = 1.4142135. Thus it is clear that the ancient Indians attained a remarkable degree of accuracy in calculating an approximate value of √2. The *śulbakāras* gave methods, for constructing a square equal to the sum of two equal squares, but gave no method of calculating the value of its diagonal.