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Ancient Mathematical texts


Man started writing about mathematics. The Plimpton 322 is a
significant ancient mathematical artifact, 1900 BC.

The

Plimpton tablet showing Pythagorean triple below:

The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus is a mathematical text found


in Egypt in 1858. This ancient artifact is divided into several
books. One book includes arithmetic and algebraic problems.
The second book includes geometry problems. The last book
contains multiplication of fractions.

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