What Did Newtown Explain in His Major Work, Principia

question 48

Multiple Choice

What did Newtown explain in his major work, Principia ?

• A)A technique for unclogging arteries
• B)The mathematical foundation for the universal law of gravitation
• C)The astronomical work of his predecessors
• D)How to use calculus
• E)The foundation of alchemical principles

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Definitions:

Linear Equation

A linear equation is an algebraic equation in which each term is either a constant or the product of a constant and a single variable, and the graph forms a straight line.

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The process of finding the values that satisfy an equation or a system of equations.

Proportion

A statement that two ratios or fractions are equal.

X

Often used to represent an unknown value in algebraic expressions and equations.