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Earlier mathematicians (i.e. those who came before medieval Indian mathematicians) had taught that X/O = X; who among the following proved that it was infinity?

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Correct Answer: Option B
The mathematical implications of zero (Shunya) and infinity, never more than vaguely realized by classical authorities, were fully understood in medieval India. Earlier mathematicians had taught that X/O = X, but Bhaskara proved that it was infinity.
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