Egyptian Fractions Revisited
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چکیده
It is well known that the ancient Egyptians represented each fraction as a sum of unit fractions – i.e., fractions with unit numerators; this is how they, e.g., divided loaves of bread. What is not clear is why they used this representation. In this paper, we propose a new explanation: crudely speaking, that the main idea behind the Egyptian fractions provides an optimal way of dividing the loaves. We also analyze the related properties of fractions.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Informatics in Education
دوره 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009