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minus-squareMatch!!@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·4 days agoprobably that one of the sides was a * n * pi long and the other was b * n * pi where a and b are integers and n is whatever unit they were using
minus-squareSaleh@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoIt is a pyramid. The sides are supposed to be of the same length. And then you can always define an arbitrary unit of measurement that will get you an integer number when multiplied by pi. Historical measurement units were all over the place, so it is really easy to find a plausible value that gives you whole numbers.
minus-squareEheran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days agoThat could still be any number n: 1.4337 or 128.382 or 0.001848. It does not make sense.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 days ago It does not make sense. Uh… are you expecting them to?
probably that one of the sides was a * n * pi long and the other was b * n * pi where a and b are integers and n is whatever unit they were using
It is a pyramid. The sides are supposed to be of the same length.
And then you can always define an arbitrary unit of measurement that will get you an integer number when multiplied by pi.
Historical measurement units were all over the place, so it is really easy to find a plausible value that gives you whole numbers.
That could still be any number n: 1.4337 or 128.382 or 0.001848. It does not make sense.
Uh… are you expecting them to?