In the history of mathematics, Egyptian algebra, as that term is used in this article, refers to algebra as it was developed and used in ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian mathematics as discussed here spans a time period ranging from c. 3000 BCE to c. 300 BCE.
There are limited surviving examples of ancient Egyptian algebraic problems. They appear in the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus (MMP) and in the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus (RMP), among others.[1]
^Clagett, Marshall (1999). Ancient Egyptian Science: A Source Book Volume 3: Ancient Egyptian Mathematics. Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 232. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. ISBN 0-87169-232-5.
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