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Almost half of the numbers on plimpton 322 have a 49 in the 60s place. Maybe it's just because it's a perfect square? The most popular theory is they worked out the triples geometrically to find right angles for surveying. I was toying with having some students translate it and the numbers are much larger than I expected. And it's strange how so many end in 49 or 1 ...
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2024-01-29 03:46:00
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