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No. Non-Euclidean geometries usually start with the axiom that Euclid's parallel postulate is not true. This postulate can be shown to be equivalent to the statement that the internal angles of a traingle sum to 180 degrees. Thus, non-Euclidean geometries are based on the proposition that is equivalent to saying that the angles do not add up to 180 degrees.

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No. It is true in Euclidean geometry but not in non-Euclidean geometries.

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Q: Is it true that the sum of three angles of any triangle is 180 in non euclidean geometry?
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