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al Khwarizmi & Islamic Mathematics
al Khwarizmi & Islamic Mathematics
In 820 AD, the Persian Mathematician, Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī wrote "The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing" (الكتاب المختصر في حساب الجبر والمقابلة al-Kitāb al-mukhtaṣar fī ḥisāb al-jabr wal-muqābala) which coined the word Algebra meaning "The Restoration".
In 820 AD, the Persian Mathematician, Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī wrote "The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing" (الكتاب المختصر في حساب الجبر والمقابلة al-Kitāb al-mukhtaṣar fī ḥisāb al-jabr wal-muqābala) which coined the word Algebra meaning "The Restoration".
In his book, he used methods like "Completing-the-Square" to solve quadratic equations.
In his book, he used methods like "Completing-the-Square" to solve quadratic equations.
Why is x the unknown?
Why is x the unknown?
This is a disputed fact because of multiple possible origins. However, one prevailing theory suggest that it is because of the Arabic word, فالشيء (al-shalan), used in ancient Arabic textbooks which means "The Thing".
This is a disputed fact because of multiple possible origins. However, one prevailing theory suggest that it is because of the Arabic word, فالشيء (al-shalan), used in ancient Arabic textbooks which means "The Thing".
Furthermore, the sha sound had no Spanish equivalent in translation resulting in the Greek symbol Chi (X) used instead.
Furthermore, the sha sound had no Spanish equivalent in translation resulting in the Greek symbol Chi (X) used instead.
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