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← HistoryWhich structural outcome benefited from algebra's rise in Islamic architecture's dome construction?
A)Reducing material weight
B)Calculating complex curvatures✓
C)Enhancing acoustic properties
D)Improving earthquake resistance
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When designing complex domes, algebraic methods allowed precise trigonometric calculations because architects translated geometric shapes into algebraic equations, allowing for accurate curvature mapping. Therefore calculating curvature was achieved rather than weight reduction, acoustic optimization, or seismic resistance which use material and structural properties directly.
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