HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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the decimal system
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algebra
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binary numbers
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the idea of zero
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indian mathematicians made early contributions to the study of the concept of zero as a number, negative numbers, arithmetic, and algebra. In addition, trigonometry was further advanced in India, and, in particular, the modern definitions of sine and cosine were developed there.
Detailed explanation-2: -But Indian mathematician Bhāskara had already discovered many of Leibniz’s ideas over 500 years earlier. Bhāskara, also made major contributions to algebra, arithmetic, geometry and trigonometry.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the 9th century, a Persian mathematician named Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi discovered a simpler way to dissect math problems. His contributions to the field of mathematics are now taught in classrooms every day.