In the previous post, the technique used by Bhãskara to solve 2th degree equations was shown. Many mathematicians between the 15th and 17th centuries developed different forms for 2th degree equations. One of them was François Viète (1540-1603). Proposal by François Viète François Viète, inspired by Bhãskara, used the shared scarf method, which we will demonstrate in the next topic. François Viète Excerpt from some of the topics studied by François Viète.