Example of a triangle of land. Suppose it is said to thee, what is the area of a triangle of side 10 khet and of base 4 khet? [Hint: The accompanying figure in the papyrus is apparently intended to be a right-angled triangle.]

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Example of a triangle of land.
Suppose it is said to thee, what is the area of a
triangle of side 10 khet and of base 4 khet?
[Hint: The accompanying figure in the papyrus is
apparently intended to be a right-angled
triangle.]

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