Indian Mathematics and

The Two Indian

Mathematicians:
Brahmagupta and Madhava
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Presented by: Lyka Jay T. Donato

 Indian Mathematics

• The development of Indian mathematics

began in the Indian subcontinent from 1200
BCE up to the end of the 18th century.
• India is the land of some of the
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greatest minds.

.
 Indian mathematics:
Brahmagupta
Brahmagupta (598-668 CE) was a mathematician and astronomer.
He was from the state of Rajasthan in northwest India.
Brahmagupta was the 7th great Indian mathematician who wrote
some important works on both mathematics and astronomy.

He was the first mathematician to treat zero as a number and the

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first to provide the formula for the area of a cyclic quadrilateral.

He made advances in astronomy and most importantly in number
systems including algorithms for square roots and the solution of
the quadratic equations.
 Brahmasphutasinddhanta
means the “Doctrine of Brahmagupta” was the Properties of Zero
first text to treat zero as a number.

A debt minus zero is a debt.

A fortune minus zero is a fortune.
Zero minus zero is a zero.
A debt subtracted from zero is a fortune.
A fortune subtracted from zero is a debt.
The product of zero multiplied by a debt or fortune is zero.
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The product of zero multiplied by zero is zero.

The product or quotient of two fortunes is one fortune.
The product or quotient of two debts is one fortune.
The product or quotient of a debt and a fortune is a debt.
The product or quotient of a fortune and a debt is a debt.
 Cyclic
Quadrilateral
• A cyclic quadrilateral is a
four-sided polygon
inscribed in a circle.
Theorem Statement
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• The sum of opposite angles of a

cyclic quadrilateral is 180°.
=√ ( 𝑠 − 𝑎 ) ( 𝑠 − 𝑏 ) ( s − 𝑐 ) ( s − 𝑑 ) Formula to find the semi perimeter:

or

Given:
a= 36m
b=77m s
c= 75m
s
d=40m
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m⁴
2886m²
 Indian mathematics:
Madhava
Madhava of Sangamagrana (c. 1350-1425) was the greatest
mathematician-astronomer. He established the Kerala School of
Astronomy and Mathematics in the late 14th century. He was born in
the Keralan village of Sangamagrama, which is close to India's
southernmost point.
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It is known that many of his writings have been lost, but some of his
contributions to astronomy have managed to survive. However his brilliant
work in mathematics has been largely discovered by the reports of other
Keralese mathematicians such as Nilakantha who lived about 100 years later.
 Madhava’s Infinite Series

• =1
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