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Appendix 8 The Perfect Pyramid
The following calculations show that the Perfect Pyramid is a
function of the Golden Ratio.
Let:
The Perfect Pyramid
s = side length
k = side face height measured from the apex to the
ground
h = vertical height of pyramid
A = Area of a side face
Pythagoras’ Rule provides the side face height (k):
(1) k 2 = (s/2) 2 + h 2
(2) k = √(s 2 /4 + h 2 )
Area of a side face (A):
(3) A = ½ .s.k (area is half the base times the
height)
From (2):
(4) A = ½ .s.√(s 2 /4 + h 2 )
The Perfect Pyramid built as the Great Pyramid of Giza is special
because of a particular constraint. In history, only Herodotus has alluded
to it. 1458 The key is that the area of a side face is equal to the square of the
height of the pyramid. Herodotus’ statement turns on the translation of
the Greek word epipolēs, which means either in elevation, by the lateral
surface or simply in surface. 1459
(5) A = h 2
equating (5) with (4):
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