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  2. Pythagorean theorem - Wikipedia

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    The area of the trapezoid can be calculated to be half the area of the square, that is 1 2 ( b + a ) 2 . {\displaystyle {\frac {1}{2}}(b+a)^{2}.} The inner square is similarly halved, and there are only two triangles so the proof proceeds as above except for a factor of 1 2 {\displaystyle {\frac {1}{2}}} , which is removed by multiplying by two ...

  3. Trapezoid - Wikipedia

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    In geometry, a trapezoid (/ ˈtræpəzɔɪd /) in North American English, or trapezium (/ trəˈpiːziəm /) in British English, [1][2] is a quadrilateral that has one pair of parallel sides. The parallel sides are called the bases of the trapezoid. The other two sides are called the legs (or the lateral sides) if they are not parallel ...

  4. Rhind Mathematical Papyrus - Wikipedia

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    to calculate the volume of a cylindrical grain silo with a diameter of 9 cubits and a height of 10 cubits. Give the answer in terms of cubic cubits. Furthermore, given the following equalities among other units of volume, 1 cubic cubit = 3/2 khar = 30 heqats = 15/2 quadruple heqats, also express the answer in terms of khar and quadruple heqats.

  5. Babylonian mathematics - Wikipedia

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    The volume of a cylinder was taken as the product of the base and the height, however, the volume of the frustum of a cone or a square pyramid was incorrectly taken as the product of the height and half the sum of the bases. The Pythagorean rule was also known to the Babylonians. [19] [20] [21]

  6. Frustum - Wikipedia

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    Frustum. In geometry, a frustum (Latin for 'morsel'); [a] (pl.: frusta or frustums) is the portion of a solid (normally a pyramid or a cone) that lies between two parallel planes cutting the solid. In the case of a pyramid, the base faces are polygonal and the side faces are trapezoidal. A right frustum is a right pyramid or a right cone ...

  7. Ancient Egyptian mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Egyptian mathematics is the mathematics that was developed and used in Ancient Egypt c. 3000 to c. 300 BCE, from the Old Kingdom of Egypt until roughly the beginning of Hellenistic Egypt. The ancient Egyptians utilized a numeral system for counting and solving written mathematical problems, often involving multiplication and fractions.

  8. Exterior algebra - Wikipedia

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    With the exception of the last property, the exterior product of two vectors satisfies the same properties as the area. In a certain sense, the exterior product generalizes the final property by allowing the area of a parallelogram to be compared to that of any chosen parallelogram in a parallel plane (here, the one with sides e 1 and e 2).

  9. Egyptian geometry - Wikipedia

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    If the area of the Square is 434 units. The area of the circle is 433.7. The ostracon depicting this diagram was found near the Step Pyramid of Saqqara. A curve is divided into five sections and the height of the curve is given in cubits, palms, and digits in each of the sections. [3] [4] At some point, lengths were standardized by cubit rods ...