Science Computer Generations Question #7468
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QWhat is a slide rule?

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  • A A mechanical doll that could write holding a quill pen
  • B A calculating instrument used for solving problems in proportion, trigonometry, multiplication and division
  • C A hand-operated analog computer for doing multiplication and division
  • D An instrument for calculating the area of a closed figure
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Explanation: A hand-operated analog computer for doing multiplication and division. The slide rule was invented around 1620-1630 by the English clergyman William Oughtred.

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