The e Proportion: The Euler Number and the Great Pyramid

Rick D. Howard's derivation of the e proportion and its relationship to pyramid geometry.

Rick D. Howard
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SECTION II. THE e PROPORTION:

Given a right triangle :

Basic triangle with angles

with an assumed ratio :

e proportion


And knowing there are 180-degrees in a triangle, we solve for the angles beta and theta using degrees for easy visualization.

Solving for angle beta and knowing the sum of angles for a triangle is 180-degrees we have : beta plus theta equals 90


So it follows : 90 minus beta


Substituting theta into e proportion we have : Section 2 Equation 1


Reciprocating both sides : Section 2 Equation 2


Simplifying : Section 2 Equation 3


Reciprocating both sides again : Section 2 Equation 4


Multiplying both sides by 90 : Section 2 Equation 7


Factoring 1/e out of the denominator and simplifying : Section 2 Equation 8

Section 2 Equation 9 - Beta solution


Solving now for angle theta

The assumed ratio : e proportion


From the triangular identity : beta plus theta equals 90 so it follows : Section 2 Equation 10


Substituting beta into e proportion we have : Section 2 Equation 11


Simplifying : Section 2 Equation 12


Reciprocating both sides : Section 2 Equation 13


Multiplying both sides by 90 : Section 2 Equation 14


Factoring 1/2 out of the denominator and simplifying : Section 2 Equation 15

Section 2 Equation 16 - Theta solution


Computer pyramid model - top down view Computer pyramid model - apex close up

Shown above is a computer pyramid model with a square base. In each quadrant the three independent triangular models; e, Pi and Phi are represented with the addition of the Pyramid Pi as the fourth side. The image on the left is a top-down view with the image on the right showing an extreme close up at the apex. Here we can begin to see the misalignment in the geometry, but only at very high magnification. Modeled by Tim Alison.

Great Pyramid overhead view

What follows is the main purpose of this paper; the Triple-Triangle-Theory.