6. From the Rhind Papyrus (a famous papyrus document from the Egyp- tian Middle Kingdom that dates to 1650 BC.) we find that Egyptians computed the area of a circle as the area of the square with side length 8/9 the diameter. If so, what is their value of T?

6. From the Rhind Papyrus (a famous papyrus document from the Egyp- tian Middle Kingdom that dates to 1650 BC.) we find that Egyptians computed the area of a circle as the area of the square with side length 8/9 the diameter. If so, what is their value of T?

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