The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t2.128
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t2.128
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c8.t2.128
Now, 17² = 2.12² - 1. Thibaut argued, by how much the side 17 must be diminished in order that the square on it may be 2.12² exactly. Since 2 × 17 × 1/34 = 1, he observed, two strips each of 1/34 (approximately) are to be cut off from a square with 17 as side to obtain the square 2.12² (i.e. 12² + 12²).