India, Dec. 31 -- 1. A newly released Class 8 mathematics textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training notes that the theorem on right-angled triangles-later associated in its modern form with Greek mathematician Pythagoras-was first formulated in ancient India. Which ancient Indian mathematician does the textbook credit with this early formulation?

A. Aryabhata

B. Varahamihira

C. Baudhayana

D. Brahmagupta

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