Multiple choice general knowledge history

The first textbox on “Calculus” was written by an Indian. What was it named?

  1. Bijaganita

  2. Yuktibhasa

  3. Sulba Sutras

  4. Yajurvedasa?hita
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Explanation

Yuktibhasa (c. 1530), written by Jyesthadeva of the Kerala school, is the first known calculus textbook. It contains detailed proofs and derivations of infinite series for pi, sine, cosine, and other calculus concepts predating Newton and Leibniz by over a century.

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