With reference to Baudhayan consider the following statements 1 The value of pi was first calculated...........

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With reference to Baudhayan, consider the following statements.

1. The value of pi was first calculated by him.

2. Pythagoras theorem can be found in his works even before it was discovered in the west.

Which of the above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

He was the first one ever to arrive at several concepts in Mathematics, which were later rediscovered by the western world. The value of pi was first calculated by him.Pi is useful in calculating the area and circumference of a circle.What is known as Pythagoras theorem today is already found in Baudhayan’s Sulva Sutra, which was written several years before the age of Pythagoras.