Problems from Another Time

Individual problems from throughout mathematics history, as well as articles that include problem sets for students.

A merchant bought 50,000 pounds of pepper in Portugal for 10,000 scudi and paid a tax of 500 scudi.

In a square box that contains 1000 marbles, how many will it take to reach across the bottom of the box in a straight row?

Determine the dimensions for a right-angled triangle, having been given the hypotenuse, and the side of the inscribed square.

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