how would you rewrite euclid's fifth postulate so that it would be easier to understand
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There are several easy equivalent versions of Euclid's fifth postulate.Two lines are said to be parallel if they are equidistant from one other and they do not have any point of intersection.
Then, by Play fair’s axiom (equivalent to the fifth postulate), there is a unique line m through P which is parallel to l.
Then, by Play fair’s axiom (equivalent to the fifth postulate), there is a unique line m through P which is parallel to l.
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Step-by-step explanation:
- Two lines are said to be parallel if they are equidistant from one other and they do not have any point of intersection.
- In order to understand it easily , latest 1 and a line l and a point p not on l . Then , by playfair's axiom ( equivalent to the fifth postulate ) , there is a unique line m through P which is parallel to l.
- The distance of a point from a line is the length of the perpendicular from the point to the line.
- Let AB be the distance of any point on m from l and CD the distance of any point on l from m.
- It can be observed that AB=CD . In this way, distance will be the same for any point on m from l and point on l from m.
- Therefore , these two lines are everywhere equivalent from one another.
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