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Q. Earlier mathematicians (i.e. those who came before medieval Indian mathematicians) had taught that X/O = X; who among the following proved that it was infinity?

  • (A) Aryabhatta
  • (B) Bhaskara
  • (C) Brahmagupta
  • (D) Mahavira
  • Correct Answer - Option(B)
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The mathematical implications of zero (Shunya) and infinity, never more than vaguely realized by classical authorities, were fully understood in medieval India. Earlier mathematicians had taught that X/O = X, but Bhaskara proved that it was infinity.

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