Flying Squid@lemmy.world to InsanePeopleFacebook@lemmy.world · 1 year agoJust asking questions. [more questions in body]lemmy.worldimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageJust asking questions. [more questions in body]lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to InsanePeopleFacebook@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNateNate60@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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.
![Just asking questions. [more questions in body]](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/bdf0622d-15f9-4458-80b1-219be603d130.png){kind=link}
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.