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‘Lilavati’ was written by?1. Hemchandra Acharya2. Mahaviracharya3. Bhaskaracharya4. Kalkaacharya

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Bhaskaracharya

The correct answer is Bhaskaracharya.

  • Lilavati was written by Bhaskaracharya. He was an Indian mathematician who treatise on mathematics subjects, written in the year 1150.
  • It is the first volume of his main work, the Siddhanta Shiromani, alongside the Bijaganita, the Grahaganita, and the Goladhyaya.
  • The book Lilavati contains thirteen chapters, mainly definitions, arithmetical terms, interest computation, arithmetical and geometrical progressions, plane geometry, solid geometry, the shadow of the gnomon, the Kuṭṭaka - a method to solve indeterminate equations, and combinations.
  • Bhaskara II gives the value of pi as 22/7 in the book but suggests a more accurate ratio of 3927/1250 for use in astronomical calculations.
  • Also according to the book, the largest number is the parardha equal to one hundred thousand billion.


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