Question

Aryabhatta mentioned the value of (Pi) as 22/7 or 3.14 in his book Aryabhattiyam. What are some of the other major contributions attributed to Aryabhatta?

• A. He mentioned that given a circle, Pi is the ratio of its diameter to its circumference.
• B. He discovered the process of writing zeros after figures.
• C. He mentioned that the value of Pi is a constant.
• D. He discovered zero.

Answer 1

Answer: (C), (D)

He discovered zero.

Aryabhatta discovered ‘zero’ and the process of writing zeros after figures was discovered by the sage named Grutsamad. Aryabhatta mentioned the value of (Pi) as 22/7 or 3.14 in his book Aryabhattiyam. He also mentioned that the value of Pi is a constant and that given a circle, Pi is the ratio of its circumference to its diameter.