Question

Isaac Newton is credited with the branch of mathematics known as calculus. Why did Newton form this specialized form of calculations?

A. he was looking for a way to quantify temperatures

B. to calculate the distance of the Earth from the Moon

C. to give learned mathematicians harder problems to solve

D. he needed a way to measure motion and change

Answer 1

he needed a way to measure motion and change

Step-by-step explanation:

i got it right on the test and With the study of physics in its infancy, Isaac Newton soon discovered that there was no way to calculate and measure the ratio of rate to distance. Besides uncovering the laws of physics, he also had to find a way to measure and prove his theories. This is how calculus was added to the field of mathematics.

Answer 2

The answer is definitely D.

MIT defines calculus as the study of change, usually in motion.