What kind of curve study was Fermat involved in that relates to calculus?
Ordinates of curved lines
Area under curves
Cycloid curves
Elliptical orbits
Answer
Ordinates of curved lines, a precursor to calculus, was a method developed by Fermat to determine the area under a curve by breaking it down into a series of small trapezoids and summing their areas. This concept laid the groundwork for integral calculus, a fundamental tool used in various fields to calculate areas, volumes, and other complex mathematical operations.
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