July 14, 2009 10:25AM
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Hermione wrote: But what about the sekeds used for other pyramids ... ??
I am wondering whether ever discussed here has been the question of why it was that the seked was defined as being the length of run relative to a given (i.e., 7 palm) length of rise, rather than the length of rise relative to a given length of run? In other words, was there any practical benefit or other reason, for their defining the seked as what we would call the cotangent rather than their defining it as what we would call the tangent?
Also, what might we be able to reasonably infer (if anything) from this choice of reference point regarding their design considerations? I have been wondering why it is that I have always turned first to the tangent relationship in rise to run situations. It certainly seems to me to be the most natural and intuitive - "From the ground up", and all that. Is this a cultural prejudice?
Lee Cooper
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