What does Baudhayan theorem (Baudhayan Sulva Sutra) relate to?
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- ALengths of sides of a right-angled triangleCorrect
- BCalculation of the value of pi
- CLogarithmic calculations
- DNormal distribution curve
Explanation
The correct answer is A because the Baudhayan Sulva Sutra contains the earliest known statement of what is now commonly called the Pythagoras theorem. Written several centuries before Pythagoras, this ancient Indian text describes the relationship between the sides of a right angled triangle. It specifically states that the area produced by the measure of the length and breadth of a rectangle is equal to the area produced by its diagonal. This geometric principle is fundamental to calculating the lengths of sides in right angled triangles.
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