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Rameses´Pyramid
« on: Jan 10th, 2006, 8:17am » |
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Rameses wishes to build a great pyramid for his internment.
The structure will have a square base and the solidly composed of cubical stone blocks.
Each level of the pyramid contains one less block per side as the pyramid rises.
Rameses has available an initial work force of 35,000 slaves. Each morning the available labor pool is divided into work crews of 17 slaves each. Any remainder that cannot form a full crew gets the day off but are available the following day.
Each crew can lay one block of the pyramid each day. Unfortunately, the heat of the desert sum causes the death of one member of each crew each day.
Work ceases on the project when it can be determined that there will be insufficient slaves available to raise the pyramid one more level.
Each stone block measures 3 meters per side.
How many days will it take to construct Rameses´Pyramid? How tall will it be? How many of the original slaves survive the construction?
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Re: Rameses´Pyramid
« Reply #1 on: Jan 10th, 2006, 9:10am » |
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Tutankhamun had the same idea, he actually tried two shapes of pyramid.
Although neither to be locked up in (internment), just for burial (interment). 
"Tutankhamun's Pyramid"
"Tutankhamun's Pyramid of Giant Bowling Balls"
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