alleryStart learning →Which Tang dynasty mathematician numerically solved 25 cubic equations?
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BHippocrates
CWang Xiaotong
DDiophantus
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Wang Xiaotong
Wang Xiaotong's 7th century treatise Jigu Suanjing solved 25 cubics of the form x³ + px² + qx = N numerically.
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