Question: The History of the Cubic Equation
Answer: Scipione del Ferro (ca. 1465 – 1526) is the first person known to have solved cubic equations algebraically. However, he did not disclose this remarkable achievement until he was near death. The momentous solution fell to the ears of Antonio Maria Fior, a student of del Ferro, who, upon gaining the information, began to boast that he was able to solve cubic equations. This delusion of grandeur gave rise to a public problem-solving contest between Fior and Niccolo Fontana or Tartaglia as he was more widely known....(short extract)
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- Subject: Mathematics
- Course: Mathematics
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 64%
- Words: 2182
- Date submitted: November 02, 2009
- Date written: Not available
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 2257
