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Re: Ariadne's thread
Posted:
Mar 23, 2012 8:26 AM
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RMP 52
This problem concerns a trapezoid whose base measures
6 khet, its upper side 4 khet and its height 20 khet.
Its area is 100 aroures or 1,000,000 square cubits.
Transform that area into a regular octagon by using
an alternative number pattern:
2 1 4
3 5 6
8 11 16
19 27 38
46 65 92
322 455 644
grid 322+455+322 by 322+455+322 royal cubits
side octagon 455 royal cubits
area 1,000,433 square cubits
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