Multiple choice general knowledge history

The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician --------, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, which was long before the European mathematicians.

  1. Budhayana

  2. Katyayana

  3. Panini

  4. Yajnavalkya
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The correct answer is indeed Baudhayana (misspelled as 'Budhayana' in the option). Ancient Indian mathematician Baudhayana (circa 800 BCE) calculated the value of pi and is credited with an early version of the Pythagorean theorem in his Sulba Sutras, predating Pythagoras by several centuries.

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