THE LINEAR INDETERMINATE EQUATION - A BRIEF HISTORICAL ACCOUNT

The paper presents in brief the contribution of Aryabhata in developing general solution of indeterminate equation of the type ax + c = by, where a, b, c are the integers. Also the contributions of Bhaskara and Brahmagupta in developing the solution of the indeterminate equations are discussed. Fin...

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Main Author: Kedar N Shukla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de História da Matemáticas (SBHMat) 2020-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de História da Matemática
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Online Access:https://www.rbhm.org.br/index.php/RBHM/article/view/86