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14. Rational right-angled triangles.—The Indian mathematicians of this period seem to have been particularly attracted by the problem of the rational right-angled triangle and give a number of rules for obtaining integral solutions. The following summary of the various rules relating to this problem shows the position of the Indians fairly well.