Talk:Mahāvīra (mathematician)

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Wrong Formula
The stated formula $$1/n = 1/p.n + 1/(p.n/(n-1))$$ is wrong; it gives $$1/p$$ not $$1/n$$. Perhaps the intended formula is $$1/p.n+1/(p.n/(p-1))$$ where $$p$$ is chosen so that $$p-1$$ is a factor of $$n$$. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrystomath2 (talk • contribs) 06:12, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

Are you sure if you are please change it Rishabh.rsd (talk) 13:00, 24 September 2019 (UTC)

I'm not a historian so I don't know what Mahavira wrote, but I can see, using algebra, that $$1/p.n + 1/(p.n/(n-1))=1/p$$.

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