Quadratic Equations in Elamite Mathematics
Abstract
In this article, we study some of quadratic equations and their solutions found in the Susa Mathematical Texts (SMT). We show that the Susa scribes used this group of equations in different problems and took a standard approach, known as completing the square, to find solutions
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