Friday, 18 November 2016

sources mekorot - High School Math in the Talmud



I'm currently tutoring someone in math that has an atitude of "what's the point of all this... why would I ever need this..." (which is typical of many high-schoolers). To try to pique his interest, I figured it would be great if I could provide him with examples from the Gemara that actually make use of some of the regent-level math he's learning.


So my question is what are some examples from the Talmud (Rashi and Tosfos included) that make use of (or refer to) high school level math?




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