On the Existence of Non-Intersecting Straight Lines on the Plane
DOI: 10.4236/jmp.2018.95052
Keywords: Infinite Straight Line , Euclid’s Fifth Postulate , Non-Euclidean Geometries
Abstract:
In this brief note, we adduce the logical rationale that if at least one infinite straight line non-intersecting with the given straight line passes through a given point not lying on a given straight line, then it must be unique.
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