How did ancient Egyptians use geometry?
The ancient Egyptians were extremely advanced in geometry and may have influenced the Greek mathematicians such as Pythagoras. The building of the pyramids obviously required a high level of knowledge in the subject. The papyrus known as the Rhind papyrus is a series of geometrical and mathematical problem and their answers. it dates from 1832BCE and while only a small proportion of it remains it gives a fascinating insight into the mathematical genius of the ancient Egyptians. The original papyrus was around 5 metres in length and 33 centimetres in width. There is a detailed article regarding it contents written under the name of Caroline Seabright on the Tour Egypt website in their ancient Egypt archives. I hope you will find the article insightful.
