alleryWhich ancient Chinese text is where negative numbers first appear?
ANine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
BEuclid's Elements of Geometry
CFibonacci's Book of Calculation
DDiophantus's Arithmetica of Egypt
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
1. Negative numbers first appear in history in a Han-period Chinese text.
2. That book is the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art.
3. The other books are from Greece, Italy or Egypt and came later or did not use them.
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