The first equation ever written, using a modern equals sign, has TWO versions:
Version 1:
Wiki link and Another link gives
$$ 14x+15=71 $$
But from a UK maths textbook, it gives
$$ 14\sqrt{x}+15=71 $$
The first equation ever written, using a modern equals sign, has TWO versions:
Version 1:
Wiki link and Another link gives
$$ 14x+15=71 $$
But from a UK maths textbook, it gives
$$ 14\sqrt{x}+15=71 $$
Here is an online translation of the original text,
Clearly the answer is 4 (as shown in the last phrase), so the equation must be 14x + 15 = 71 and not $14 \sqrt{x} + 15 = 71$.