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The hidden pyramid

A triangle with an inscribed equilateral triangle. If areas A and B add up to C, what are the proportions A : B : C?

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Solution

A : B : C is 1 : φ : φ2, where φ is the Golden Ratio.

Solution by Dr Rick.

Poem

A pyramid of Gizeh
Keeps in it’s heart
A big hidden cavity
A secret room
But still hides it’s mystery
May be built intentionally
With some voids and galleries
May be it’s time to change history
The question still is ,
Are this voids empty ?
For specialists of egyptology

Bella

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