Consider the following statement : There exists a pair of straight lines that are everywhere equidistant from one another. Do you think that this statement is (or is not) a direct consequence of Euclid’s fifth postulate ? Explain.
Consider the following statement : There exists a pair of straight lines that are everywhere equidistant from one another. Do you think that this statement is (or is not) a direct consequence of Euclid’s fifth postulate ? Explain.
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