They were also able to build the Great Pyramid with extreme accuracy. ... Three theories from mathematics were found to have been used in building the Great Pyramid. The first theory states that four equilateral triangles were placed together to build the pyramidal surface. ... The Egyptians never stated formulas, but used examples to explain what they were talking about. ... Maybe this is why the Egyptians were able to discover so many mathematical formulas. ...

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The life-size statue of King Menkure and his Chief Queen, found under the ruler's pyramids at Giza, show this art's wonderful realistic aspects. ... Just as Egypt's sculpture developed a rigid set of rules, so did two-dimensional representations acquire a fixed formula, weather in relief sculptures or in wall paintings. ... On a flat surface, the human figures were depicted in profile, with both feet pointing sideways, as in a painting from a New York funerary papyrus. ...

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Calculus is an indispensable tool for almost anything ranging from calculating the areas and volumes of various figurers, finding how much interest you earn in a bank if your money is growing continuously, designing a safe curving road on a mountain surface , figuring out the most economical way to do some task and so on. ... Calculating volumes and areas, the basic function of integral calculus, can be traced back to the Egyptian Moscow papyrus (c. 1800 BC), in which an Egyptian successfully calculated the volume of a pyramidal frustum. ... Around AD 1000, the Islamic mathematician Ibn al-Hay...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Case Study: Southwest Airlines Introduction History Southwest Airlines began service June 18, 1971 with flights to Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio. Southwest has grown to become the fourth largest U.S. airline (in terms of domestic Customers carried). 1998 marked Southwest's 26th consecutive yea...

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• Grade Level: High School

Being physically active is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Individuals who participate in moderate or vigorous intensity physical activity can reduce their risk for disease and premature death (USDHHS, 1996). Physical activity has been shown to have the following health benefits: Reduces the risk of dying prematurely. Reduces the risk of heart disease. Reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. ...

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Death Comes for the Archbishop Death Comes for the Archbishop (1927) is about two nineteenth-century French priests, Father Vaillant and Father Lour, who come to America to establish a mission in the southwestern desert which changes them. Main Characters - -Father Jean Marie Latour, Vicar Apostalic of New Mexico -Father Joseph Vaillant, his friend, a missionary priest -Kit Carson, frontier scout -Jacinto, an Indian guide Plot - This historical novel is set in nineteenth century New Mexico and describes the experiences of two well-bred French priests sent there to establish Catholicism in ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate