A cat sitting on a wall 4 cubits high saw a rat prowling 8 cubits from the foot of the wall. The rat too perceived the puss and hastened towards its abode at the foot of the wall; but it was caught by the cat proceeding diagonally an equal distance. At what point within the 8 cubits was the rat caught?
Brahmasphutasiddhanta, Brahmagupta, 628
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