False position method ibn Luqa (10th century), an Arab mathematician from Baalbek, Lebanon. He justified the technique by a formal, Euclidean-style geometric proof. Within the tradition of medieval Muslim mathematics, double false position was known as "hisāb al-khaṭāʾayn" ("reckoning by two errors"). It was used for centuries to solve practical problems such as commercial and juridical questions (estate partitions according to rules of Quranic inheritance), as well as purely recreational problems. The algorithm was often memorized with the aid of mnemonics, such as a verse attributed to Ibn al-Yasamin and balance-scale diagrams explained by al-Hassar and Ibn al-Banna, all three being mathematicians of
Sam George (soccer) Sam George (soccer) Sam George (born June 29, 1970 in Mission Viejo, California) is a retired American soccer midfielder who played two seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance, three in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and four in Major League Soccer. George grew up playing soccer with the North Huntington Beach Futbol Club. In 1988, he entered UCLA where he played on the Bruins soccer team from 1988 to 1991. In 1990, the Bruins won the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. In 1988, George joined the Los Angeles Heat of the Western Soccer Alliance before entering UCLA. He played for the