alleryThe method of exhaustion was developed by mathematicians of ancient:
AGeorgia
BGermany
CGrenada
DGreece
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Greece
1. The origin of integral calculus predates the 17th century by far.
2. It lies with a civilisation that measured areas by successive approximation.
3. The method of exhaustion was developed by the mathematicians of ancient Greece.
4. Eudoxus and Archimedes carried it furthest.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics Part II, Ch 8 'Application of Integrals'_
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