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State Playfair’s axiom.

Important Questions on Lines and Angles

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In the adjacent figure,  a line n falls on lines l and m such that the sum of the interior angle1 and 2 is less than  180°.On which side of the transversal n will the line l and line m meet?

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In how many points two distinct lines can intersect?

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“Lines are parallel if they do not intersect” is stated in the form of
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State Euclid's fifth postulate. Mention one significance of Euclid's fifth postulate.
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The sum of the interior angles of a triangle in spherical geometry is _____ 180°.
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Two distinct lines cannot have more than one point in common.

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State and prove Euclid's theorem for the intersection of two lines.
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Does Euclid fifth postulate imply the existence of parallel lines? Explain.

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Non-Euclidean geometry is also known as spherical geometry.
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If a straight line falling on two straight lines makes the interior angles on the same side of it, whose sum is 120o, then the two straight lines, if produced indefinitely, meet on the side on which the sum of angles is
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Using postulate 5 show that there exists a line parallel to a given line.
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How many books are there in Euclid’s Elements ?

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Attempts to prove Euclid’s fifth postulate using the other postulates and axioms led to the discovery of several other geometries.
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Does Euclid's fifth postulate imply the existence of parallel lines? Explain.
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Is the following statement a direct consequence of Euclid's fifth postulate?
"There exists a pair of straight lines that are everywhere equidistant from one another."

Hint: Use play fairs axiom, which is equivalent to Euclid's fifth postulate.

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In the following figure, name two pairs of non-intersecting line segments.

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In the adjoining figure, name :

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Two pairs of intersecting lines and their corresponding points of Intersection.

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Prove that two distinct lines cannot have more than one point in common.
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Attempts to prove Euclid's fifth postulate using the other postulate and axioms led to the discovery of several other geometries.

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If the diagonal of a square is ‘a’ units, what is the diagonal of the square, whose area is double that of the first square?