Mahaviracharya was a 9th-century mathematician possibly born in Mysore, in India. He authored Ganitasrasangraha or the...

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Mahaviracharya was a 9th-century mathematician possibly born in Mysore, in India. He authored Ganitasārasangraha or the Compendium on the gist of Mathematics in 850 AD. It is the earliest Indian text entirely devoted to mathematics. He expounded on the same subjects on which Aryabhata and Brahmagupta contended, but he expressed them more clearly. His work is a highly syncopated approach to algebra and the emphasis in much of his text is on developing the techniques necessary to solve algebraic problems. He is highly respected among Indian mathematicians, because of his establishment of terminology for concepts such as equilateral, and isosceles triangle; rhombus; circle and semicircle. Mahavira's eminence spread throughout South India and his books proved inspirational to other mathematicians in Southern India. (From Wikipedia) Solve the following problem posed by Mahaviracarya in 850 AD. There were 63 equal piles of plantain fruit put together and 7 single fruits. They were divided evenly among 23 travelers. What is the number of fruits in each pile? Mahaviracharya was a 9th-century mathematician possibly born in Mysore, in India. He authored Ganitasārasangraha or the Compendium on the gist of Mathematics in 850 AD. It is the earliest Indian text entirely devoted to mathematics. He expounded on the same subjects on which Aryabhata and Brahmagupta contended, but he expressed them more clearly. His work is a highly syncopated approach to algebra and the emphasis in much of his text is on developing the techniques necessary to solve algebraic problems. He is highly respected among Indian mathematicians, because of his establishment of terminology for concepts such as equilateral, and isosceles triangle; rhombus; circle and semicircle. Mahavira's eminence spread throughout South India and his books proved inspirational to other mathematicians in Southern India. (From Wikipedia) Solve the following problem posed by Mahaviracarya in 850 AD. There were 63 equal piles of plantain fruit put together and 7 single fruits. They were divided evenly among 23 travelers. What is the number of fruits in each pile?

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