Don't tell me a2= b2 +c2. The famous Pytagoras' formulae, because it isn't Maths ,, it's Geometry.
They say the reason is that it's imposibly to multiply with Roman numbers, but I'm not sure.
2006-07-23 11:10:00 · 6 answers · asked by Susana C 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Of course the Greeks could multiply and divide. A number system has nothing to do with either of these two operations being well-defined.
2006-07-23 12:46:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be fruitful and multiply; mankind will divide and conquer, so the answer is yes.
Honestly, it's yes.
Our's is based on a Hebrew numbering system and the Greeks have probably asked the same about it.
Truth is, you use what you've got; and some of the kids today, don't even use that: they use calculators which use binary.
I imagine a computer, if it were conscious; would ask the same question of us.
2006-07-23 18:18:04 · answer #2 · answered by Mike's Mission Machines 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Greeks did not know how to divide but they multiplied by adding
numbers quite a few times.
The Chinese were the first to discover the multiplication sign i.e. X
and put it to use. This is when the first abacus came out with all of the symbols on it + - x and / which made math much easier especially those problems involving indefinite integrals.
2006-07-23 18:25:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not impossible, but it isn't as easy as it is with a place value number system.
2006-07-23 18:14:08 · answer #4 · answered by P. M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they couldnt coz there was noo zero
2006-07-23 18:30:56 · answer #5 · answered by koki83 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
VIII * IV = XXXII....what's the problem?
2006-07-23 18:13:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋