alleryStart learning →Who introduced the equals sign in 1557, reasoning that nothing is more equal than two parallel lines?
ARene Descartes
BRobert Recorde
CLeonhard Euler
DIsaac Newton
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Robert Recorde
Robert Recorde invented the equals sign in 1557, choosing two parallel lines of equal length.
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