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ELI5: how did mathematical concepts like integration and differentiation come to be?
Like how did they figure out that d(x^2)/dx= 2x and vice versa for integration. Other operations like addition, multiplication, subtraction makes sense but how do u find what the integral of 1/x is and so forth.
u/Tall_Type4876 — 7 hours ago