alleryUntil the 16th century, mathematics was essentially expressed how?
AIn symbols only
BMostly in words
CIn drawings only
DIn music only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Mostly in words
1. Until the 16th century everything except explicit numbers was written in words.
2. This style is called rhetorical.
3. Symbols for unknowns came later with Viète and Descartes.
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