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This is one version of Euclid's fifth postulate, also known as the Parallel Postulate. It is quite possible to construct consistent systems of geometry where this postulate is negated - either many parallel lines or none.

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Through a given point not on a given line there is exactly one line parallel to the given line?

The Playfair Axiom (or "Parallel Postulate")


What postulate is not of euclidean geometry?

Euclidean Geometry is based on the premise that through any point there is only one line that can be drawn parallel to another line. It is based on the geometry of the Plane. There are basically two answers to your question: (i) Through any point there are NO lines that can be drawn parallel to a given line (e.g. the geometry on the Earth's surface, where a line is defined as a great circle. (Elliptic Geometry) (ii) Through any point, there is an INFINITE number of lines that can be drawn parallel of a given line. (I think this is referred to as Riemannian Geometry, but someone else needs to advise us on this) Both of these are fascinating topics to study.


Is a line parallel to itself?

Two lines are not parallel if they have exactly one point in common; otherwise they are parallel. So this means a line is parallel to itself!


Is hyperbolic parallel postulate a postulate of Euclid?

No, the hyperbolic parallel postulate is not one of Euclid's original five postulates. Euclid's fifth postulate, known as the parallel postulate, states that given a line and a point not on that line, there is exactly one line parallel to the original line that passes through the point. Hyperbolic geometry arises from modifying this postulate, allowing for multiple parallel lines through the given point, leading to a different set of geometric principles.


What is the name of the shape formed when two lines are drawn away from a single point?

That is called an angle.

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In Euclidean geometry if there is a line and a point not on the line then there is exactly one line through the point and the parallel to the given line. True or false?

True. In Euclidean geometry, if there is a line and a point not on that line, there exists exactly one line that can be drawn through the point that is parallel to the given line. This is known as the Parallel Postulate, which states that for a given line and a point not on it, there is one and only one line parallel to the given line that passes through the point.


Point A lies outside of plane P. How many planes can be drawn parallel to plane P that pass through point A?

There is exactly one plane that can be drawn parallel to plane P that passes through point A. Since parallel planes share the same orientation and direction, any plane that is parallel to plane P must maintain the same angle and distance from the points on plane P. Therefore, the plane through point A will be uniquely defined and parallel to plane P.


How many lines can be drawn passing through two given line?

Through two given lines, there can be either zero, one, or infinitely many lines that can be drawn, depending on their relationship. If the two lines are parallel, no line can pass through both. If they intersect, exactly one line can be drawn through their intersection point. If they are coincident (the same line), then infinitely many lines can be drawn through them.


What does the following Define through a given point not a given line there is exactly one line parallel to the given line?

The statement means that through any point not located on a given line, there is exactly one line that can be drawn that is parallel to the original line. This is a fundamental concept in Euclidean geometry, often referred to as the Parallel Postulate. It asserts that the parallel line will never intersect the given line, maintaining a constant distance apart from it. This principle underlies many geometric constructions and proofs.


Point A lies outside of plane P how many lines can be drawn parallel to plane P that pass through point A?

Only one line can be drawn parallel to plane P that passes through point A. This line will be oriented in the same direction as the plane, remaining equidistant from it. All other lines passing through point A will either intersect the plane or be skew to it.


Do Through a point not on a line one and only one line always can be drawn parallel to the given line?

True


Through a given point not on a given line there is exactly one line parallel to the given line?

The Playfair Axiom (or "Parallel Postulate")


How many lines are parallel to a line through a point not on the line?

Exactly one. No more and no less.


What is eullidean geometry?

"Euclidean" geometry is the familiar "standard" geometry. Until the 19th century, it was simply "geometry". It features infinitely divisible space, up to three dimensions, and, most notably, the "parallel postulate": "Given a line, and a point not on the line, there is exactly one line that can be drawn through the point and parallel to the given line."


Through a given point on a given line there is exactly one line parallel to the given line what does it define?

Playfair Axiom


What is another name for the Playfair Axiom?

Another name for the Playfair Axiom is the Euclid's Parallel Postulate. It states that given a line and a point not on that line, there is exactly one line parallel to the given line passing through the given point.


What postulate is not of euclidean geometry?

Euclidean Geometry is based on the premise that through any point there is only one line that can be drawn parallel to another line. It is based on the geometry of the Plane. There are basically two answers to your question: (i) Through any point there are NO lines that can be drawn parallel to a given line (e.g. the geometry on the Earth's surface, where a line is defined as a great circle. (Elliptic Geometry) (ii) Through any point, there is an INFINITE number of lines that can be drawn parallel of a given line. (I think this is referred to as Riemannian Geometry, but someone else needs to advise us on this) Both of these are fascinating topics to study.