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Indian method for finding square root of a number. (English) Zbl 1119.01010

The object of the present paper is to explain each and every step of the method given by Indian scholars of medieval period for finding the square root of a natural number and also to extend the method to find the square root of a decimal fraction. The paper is written very clearly with illustrations clearly showing the genius of Indian scholars.

MSC:

01A32 History of Indian mathematics
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