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Quote: the Hindus admired the Rule of Three for its simple and universal solution of proportion problems

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history of mathematics

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The Rule of Three was highly appreciated by … [If a=bx, then c=(cb/a)x] … [p. 209] Varhamihira (505) writes: "If the sun performs … days? Does not even an ignorant person calculate … [ref]   Google-1   Google-2

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