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Papyrus shows ancient Egyptians using algebra and trigonometry 3,550 years ago

Posted on 3/9/25 at 10:24 am
Posted by TrueTiger
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Posted on 3/9/25 at 10:24 am
The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus is the oldest manuscript written in algebra and trigonometry, dating back to 3,550 years ago.

It shows that the Egyptians used first-order equations, geometric series and a second-order algebraic equation, related to the Pythagorean theorem a² + b² = c²

It also describes how to obtain an approximation of p accurate to within less than 1% and one of the earliest attempts at squaring the circle.


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Posted by Lakeboy7
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De evolution is real.Man will be back in caves in 1,000 years.
Posted by Centinel
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Posted on 3/9/25 at 10:34 am to
But they’ll be very diverse caves.
Posted by Yeti_Chaser
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Paging liberator
Posted by OysterPoBoy
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Posted on 3/9/25 at 10:42 am to
They literally build a civilization on the moon so pretty sure they could draw triangles.
Posted by Cosmo
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Posted on 3/9/25 at 10:43 am to
Literally kangz
Posted by TrueTiger
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quote:


Literally kangz


Maybe the aliens taught them.
Posted by redstick13
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Posted on 3/9/25 at 10:46 am to
And now modern day Cairo is a giant slum. Talk about a fall from grace.
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 3/9/25 at 10:48 am to
Pie are squared?

Not in ‘Murika
Posted by TrueTiger
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Posted on 3/9/25 at 10:51 am to

They missed a little on calculating pi.

Their version was 3.1605. Not bad for the time.
Posted by Havoc
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Posted on 3/9/25 at 11:02 am to
What? It’s just a bunch of doodling.
Posted by Ricardo
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Each "great" civilization invents something. The value it adds is usually adopted by the farmers and warriors of that civilization. The ability to feed your people and kill the enemy is how we've advanced.

The luxury that those two services provide is what allows scientists to create more inventions. That's what it's all about.
Posted by CocomoLSU
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If they were so smart they could’ve saved a lot of time by just using a calculator. Idiots.
This post was edited on 3/9/25 at 6:05 pm
Posted by LSURussian
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Posted on 3/9/25 at 11:34 am to
quote:

Pie are squared?
No, pie are round.

Cornbread are square...
This post was edited on 3/9/25 at 11:37 am
Posted by ksdolfan
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You can thank the Phoenicians.
Iykyk
Posted by shutterspeed
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frick papyrus.
Posted by deltaland
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The aliens that built the pyramids taught them that shite
Posted by TrueTiger
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Posted on 3/9/25 at 11:59 am to
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Each "great" civilization invents something.


We find something like this here and there by luck.

Just think of what burned up in the library of Alexandria.
Posted by tketaco
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Posted on 3/9/25 at 12:00 pm to
Kangz

Eta:
quote:

General nation. Except for God, the nation of Muhammad. As for the relationship, the nation of God


My google translate translated this while i was taking a shite btw.
This post was edited on 3/9/25 at 12:04 pm
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