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What is the papyrus of Ahmose, and why is it important?

Many wonder how ancient Egyptians built the pyramids with these complex geometric calculations…

The Papyrus of Ahmose or Mathematical Rhind is the oldest manuscript written in algebra and trigonometry. It dates back 1500 years before Christ, that is, about 3500 years ago.

The manuscript is important because it shows that Egyptians used first-order equations and solved them in several ways. They also know quadratic equations and solve them. They also know numerical and geometric sequences and know quadratic equations like the two:

X2 + y2 = 100,

Y = 3/4 x, where x = 8, y = 6,

This equation is the origin of the Pythagoras theorem, a2 = b 2 + c 2, and Egyptians used to call the unknown number (koom).

Pythagoras developed his mathematical theories after travelling to Egypt and learning from Egyptian priests, and this has been proven in the books of Greek historians and scholars such as Herodotus and Thales.

The Egyptians had algebra, trigonometry, and geometry about 2.000 years before the birth of Pythagoras... and about 3.000 years prior to al-Khwarizmi being born.

Ntxhais nqua yas suab Hmoob Thaib Sob II

Thiab mloog tau lwm yam xov xwm txog Hmoob tau raws li hauv qab no: 1. Mloog tau zaj xov xwm ” Ntiaj teb puas kub siab txog Hmoob” thiab Koom haum Hmoob tsoom theej tswj ho khiav thiab lis tej laj fai …

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