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  2. Egyptian geometry - Wikipedia

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    Such a formula would be needed for building pyramids. In the next problem (Problem 57), the height of a pyramid is calculated from the base length and the seked (Egyptian for slope), while problem 58 gives the length of the base and the height and uses these measurements to compute the seked.

  3. Golden rectangle - Wikipedia

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    In geometry, a golden rectangle is a rectangle with side lengths in golden ratio +:, or ⁠:, ⁠ with ⁠ ⁠ approximately equal to 1.618 or 89/55. Golden rectangles exhibit a special form of self-similarity : if a square is added to the long side, or removed from the short side, the result is a golden rectangle as well.

  4. British flag theorem - Wikipedia

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    Placing the point P on any of the four vertices of the rectangle yields the square of the diagonal of the rectangle being equal to the sum of the squares of the width and length of the rectangle, which is the Pythagorean theorem.

  5. Cavalieri's principle - Wikipedia

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    Consider the rectangle bounding a single cycloid arch. From the definition of a cycloid, it has width 2πr and height 2r, so its area is four times the area of the circle. Calculate the area within this rectangle that lies above the cycloid arch by bisecting the rectangle at the midpoint where the arch meets the rectangle, rotate one piece by ...

  6. Golden triangle (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    A golden triangle. The ratio a/b is the golden ratio φ. The vertex angle is =.Base angles are 72° each. Golden gnomon, having side lengths 1, 1, and .. A golden triangle, also called a sublime triangle, [1] is an isosceles triangle in which the duplicated side is in the golden ratio to the base side:

  7. Rectangle - Wikipedia

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    A rectangle is a rectilinear polygon: its sides meet at right angles. A rectangle in the plane can be defined by five independent degrees of freedom consisting, for example, of three for position (comprising two of translation and one of rotation), one for shape (aspect ratio), and one for overall size (area).

  8. Right triangle - Wikipedia

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    A right triangle ABC with its right angle at C, hypotenuse c, and legs a and b,. A right triangle or right-angled triangle, sometimes called an orthogonal triangle or rectangular triangle, is a triangle in which two sides are perpendicular, forming a right angle (1 ⁄ 4 turn or 90 degrees).

  9. Parallelogram - Wikipedia

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    The base × height area formula can also be derived using the figure to the right. The area K of the parallelogram to the right (the blue area) is the total area of the rectangle less the area of the two orange triangles. The area of the rectangle is = (+) and the area of a single triangle is