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In any rectangle, the longer side (taken as the lateral side) is the koṭi and the shorter side (taken as the vertical side) is the bhujā. Then the square of the karṇa, the diagonal, is equal to the sum of the squares of the bhujā and the koṭi.
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Sarma, K.V., Ramasubramanian, K., Srinivas, M.D., Sriram, M.S. (2008). Circle and Circumference. In: Gaṇita-Yukti-Bhāṣā (Rationales in Mathematical Astronomy) of Jyeṣṭhadeva. Culture and History of Mathematics. Hindustan Book Agency, Gurgaon. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-93-86279-36-1_14
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