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'''François Viète''' (1540-1603) was a [[French]] [[mathematics|mathematician]] who introduced convenient notations for [[algebra]]ic formulas, like ''x'' and ''y'' in mathematical equations.  For example:

:'''<math>2x + 3y = 3</math>'''

Viète inspired fellow French mathematician [[Rene Descartes]], who then developed a coordinate system for graphing such equations.

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