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Which ancient Indian poet's counting of metres used a pyramidal expansion equal to Pascal's triangle?
AAryabhata
BBhaskara
CBrahmagupta
DPingala
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Pingala
Pingala described arranging two syllable types to form metres, and Halayudha's pyramidal expansion of it is equivalent to the triangle.
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