Wednesday 5 June 2013

Does Euclid’s fifth postulate imply the existence of parallel lines? Explain

1.     Does Euclid’s fifth postulate imply the existence of parallel lines? Explain
 According to Euclid's fifth postulate If a straight line falling on two straight lines makes the interior angles on the same side of it taken together less than two right angles, then the two straight lines, if produced indefinitely, meet on that side on which the sum of angles is less than two right angles.
For example

 he line PQ in Fig. 5.6 falls on lines AB and CD such that the sum of the interior angles 1 and 2 is equal to 180° on the left side of PQ. Therefore, the lines AB and CD will eventually intersect on the left side of PQ.
Euclid’s fifth postulate
Euclid’s fifth postulate

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