Q: What do we call the mathematical field of study credited to french mathematician-philosopher rene descartes?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

The plot that we know of as a graph was the brainchild of the French mathematician-philosopher Rene Descartes (1596-1650). His studies in mathematics led him to develop what was known as “Cartesian geometry”, including the idea of our current graphs. The coordinates are often referred to as Cartesian coordinates.

 Choices:

- algebra

- Euclidean geometry

- calculus

- cartesian geometry


A:
cartesian geometry