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← HistoryWhich algebraic technique, refined by Medieval Islamic mathematicians for inheritance law, addressed fair land distribution disputes?
A)Method of double false position✓
B)Boolean logic simplification
C)Gaussian elimination
D)Monte Carlo simulation
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When fixed shares did not sum to unity, the 'awl' and 'radd' techniques used the method of double false position to reconcile fractional portions and fairly distribute remaining assets, based differences between assumptions and outcomes and proportional adjustment. Therefore, this position technique results, rather than Boolean, Gaussian, or Monte Carlo processes whose formulation are much later.
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