What does the Baudhayan theorem (Baudhayana Sulva Sutras) relate to?
✓ Correct answer: a) Lengths of sides of a right-angled triangle
ExplanationThe Baudhayan Sulva Sutras contain one of the earliest known statements of the Pythagorean theorem, relating to the lengths of the sides of a right-angled triangle.This ancient Indian text provided a geometric construction method for determining the length of the hypotenuse based on the other sides of the right- angled triangle.It predates the work of Pythagoras.The theorem is significant in the history of Indian mathematics and geometry.93
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