Note 7 — Chapter II
W. M. (William Mitchell) Gillespie translation
Simple as may seem, for example, the equation
ax + bx = cx,
we do not yet know how to resolve it, which may give some idea of the extreme imperfection of this part of algebra.
W. M. (William Mitchell) Gillespie translation
Simple as may seem, for example, the equation
ax + bx = cx,
we do not yet know how to resolve it, which may give some idea of the extreme imperfection of this part of algebra.