Multiple choice general knowledge history

Histories of Indian mathematics used to begin by describing the geometry contained in the Sulbasutras

  1. True

  2. False
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The Sulbasutras are ancient Indian texts (c. 800-500 BCE) containing geometric principles related to altar construction. It is historically accurate that histories of Indian mathematics often begin with the geometry in these texts, as they represent some of the earliest recorded mathematical knowledge in India.

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