Isaac Newton is credited with the branch of mathematics known as calculus. Why did Newton form this specialized form of calculat

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Isaac Newton is credited with the branch of mathematics known as calculus. Why did Newton form this specialized form of calculat

ions?
A. he was looking for a way to quantify temperatures

B. to calculate the distance of the Earth from the Moon

C. to give learned mathematicians harder problems to solve

D. he needed a way to measure motion and change

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kogti [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-13T22:55:24+03:00

kogti [31]3 years ago

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The answer is definitely D.

MIT defines calculus as the study of change, usually in motion.