Q:

A modern equation involving positive and negative integers would be -3+4=1. How would Brahmagupta have represented this equation?A. Three fortunes added to four debts will be one debt. B. Three debts added to four debts will be one debt.C. Three fortunes added to four fortunes will be one fortune.D. Three debts added to 4 fortunes will be one fortune.

Accepted Solution

A:
D. Three debts added to four fortunes will be one fortune. Debts=negative, so -3Fortunes= positive, so 4-3+4=13debt+4fortune=1fortuneOr, 4fortune-3debt=1fortune4-3=1