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Re:Pythagorean Theorem Found on Clay Tablet 1k Years Older T... by PretzelPirate on Thursday October 05, 2023 @10:35AM (#37779130)
Why do you choose b=x/60 for the first iteration? That isn't obvious to me, but 60 must be an obvious choice to be chosen.
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Re:Pythagorean Theorem Found on Clay Tablet 1k Years Older T... by zeroonetwothree on Thursday October 05, 2023 @11:07AM (#37779577)
You can choose any integer > 1

For example if you choose 2 you will get the binary expansion.

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Re:Pythagorean Theorem Found on Clay Tablet 1k Years Older T... by the_origami_fox on Friday October 06, 2023 @02:54AM (#37787880)
And if you choose b=x/10, x/100, x/1000 ... then each iteration will add the exact decimal point.
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Re:Pythagorean Theorem Found on Clay Tablet 1k Years Older T... by gleapsite2 on Thursday October 05, 2023 @11:16AM (#37779680)
Base 60 was the number system for the Sumarians/Babylonians.

> Sexagesimal, also known as base 60 or sexagenary, is a numeral system with sixty as its base. It originated with the ancient Sumerians in the 3rd millennium BC, was passed down to the ancient Babylonians, and is still used—in a modified form—for measuring time, angles, and geographic coordinates.

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