Berlin Papyrus 6619/Examples

Examples from Berlin Papyrus $\mathit { 6619 }$

Problem $1$

If it is said to thee:

the area of a square of $100$ is equal to that of two smaller squares.

The side of one is $\frac 1 2 + \frac 1 4$ the side of the other.

Let me know the sides of the two unknown squares.

Solution

The sides of the two unknown squares are $6$ and $8$.