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The Shulbasutras of Baudhayana, Apastamba, Katyayana and Manava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t28.58

The Śulbasūtras of Baudhāyana, Āpastamba, Kātyāyana and Mānava: With Text, English Translation and Commentary c8.t28.58

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c8.t28.58

*Second cord.* Let AB, the given measure be a, BC, the added length, a/2, and D, be the *nirañchana* mark (Fig. 2(b)) so that $BD = ⅙ · a/2 = a/12, AD = 13a/12, and CD = 5a/12.$