The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t2.141
The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t2.141
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where e is a fourth term approximation. Rodet might have obtained the result as follows : √(a² + r) = a + r/(2a + 1) [two term approximation] where 2a + 1 is the difference of the squares of a and the next positive integer a + 1. For third term approximation, assume