Since Eudemus seems entirely satisfied that Hippocrates does indeed have a correct proof, it seems almost certain from this circumstantial evidence that we can deduce that Hippocrates himself developed at least a variant of the method of exhaustion.
Since Eudemus tila ganap na nasiyahan na Hippocrates ay sa katunayan ay may isang tamang pruweba, anyong halos tiyak na ito mula sa madetalye katibayan na maaari naming pagbatayan na Hippocrates kanyang sarili na binuo ng hindi bababa sa isang pabagu ng paraan ng pagkahapo.