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Golden Ratio in

Golden Ratio in. The Great Pyramids. Aaron Tuia. Egypt. Egyptians were the first civilization to use mathematics in art. They incorporated the Golden Ratio in the design of the Great Pyramids.

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  1. Golden Ratio in The Great Pyramids Aaron Tuia

  2. Egypt • Egyptians were the first civilization to use mathematics in art. • They incorporated the Golden Ratio in the design of the Great Pyramids.

  3. If you were to take a cross section of the Great Pyramids you would get a right triangle, known as “The Egyptian Triangle”. • The right triangle is important because it • Contains the Golden Ratios.

  4. Herodotus • Herodotus was known as “The Father of History”. He was the first person to write about the Great Pyramids in 440 B.C. • He once wrote, “The Pyramids , already ancient, were built of highly polished stones joined with great exactness.”

  5. The Great Pyramids had a lot to do with mathematics. • The stones that were used to build the pyramid had almost exact right triangles on all six sides. • Each stone was polished down to 1/100ths of an inch.

  6. Interesting facts • The pyramids were placed to reflect the architecture of heaven.

  7. Continued… • The pyramids were built in the lifetime of a single king, and were to help him be immortal. • They were made mostly in 4th dynasty of the old kingdom, about 2800 B.C. • The Great Pyramids had a swivel door entrances at one time.

  8. Sources • http://www.crystalinks.com/gpstats.html • http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/math5.geometry/unit2/unit2.html#Great Pyramid • http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/goldslide/jbgoldslide.htm

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