Question

(i) What were the discoveries made by ancient
Indians in the field of Mathematics ?
(ii) Why is it difficult to date these discoveries ?
(iii) Which number did form the basis of
enumeration in ancient India ?
(iv) What is clearly known about beginning of
arithmetic, algebra and geometry ?
(v) Give a suitable title to the passage

Answer 1

Answer:

Indian mathematicians made early contributions to the study of the concept of zero as a number, negative numbers, arithmetic, and algebra. In addition, trigonometry was further advanced in India, and, in particular, the modern definitions of sine and cosine were developed there.