Red auxiliary number
In the study of ancient Egyptian mathematics, red auxiliary numbers are numbers written in red ink in the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, apparently used as aids for arithmetic computations involving fractions.It is considered to be the first examples of method that uses Least common multiples.
References
- {{cite book|last=Gillings |first=Richard J. |title=Mathematics in the Time of the Pharaohs |url=https://archive.org/details/mathematicsintim0000gill |url-access=registration |year=1982 |publisher=Dover Publications |isbn=9780486243153 |oclc=301431218}}
- {{cite book|last=Clagett |first=Marshall |authorlink=Marshall Clagett |title=Ancient Egyptian Science: Ancient Egyptian mathematics |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_8c10QYoGa4UC |publisher=American Philosophical Society |year=1989 |isbn=9780871692320 |oclc=313400062}}
- {{cite book|last1=Bunt |first1=Lucas N. H. |last2=Jones |first2=Phillip S. |last3=Bedient |first3=Jack D. |title=The Historical Roots of Elementary Mathematics |publisher=Dover Publications |year=2012 |isbn=9780486139685 |oclc=868272907}}
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