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minus-squareNateNate60@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoFor right angles in particular, the Egyptians have known for millennia that stretching out a circular rope of 12 cubits into a 3-4-5 triangle will produce a right angle.
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For right angles in particular, the Egyptians have known for millennia that stretching out a circular rope of 12 cubits into a 3-4-5 triangle will produce a right angle.