This is a portion of a page from a manuscript of the Algebra (Maqalah fi al-jabra wa-al muqabalah) of Omar Khayyam (1048-1131). This work is known for its solution of the various cases of the cubic equation by finding the intersections of appropriately chosen conic sections.
School of Athens
A portion, depicting Euclid and his students, from Raphael's 16th century painting.
12th Century Manuscript
Pages from Al Sammawal's Errors of The Astronomers
Your first assignment of the course is to use the ancient format of a square and a rectangle and find an expression for the value of x that would satisfy the equation
Use the diagram to generate the algebraic steps for this general solution.
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