parshyaa Messages 307 Reaction score 19 Thread starter Sep 19, 2017 #1 I was just thinking of basic definitions of geometry and i came to this question, so how could i prove that only one straight line passes through two distinct points.
I was just thinking of basic definitions of geometry and i came to this question, so how could i prove that only one straight line passes through two distinct points.
mfb Mentor Insights Author Messages 37,488 Reaction score 14,378 Sep 19, 2017 #2 You have to require that in the axioms, otherwise you get non-euclidean geometry where multiple different lines can go through two points.
You have to require that in the axioms, otherwise you get non-euclidean geometry where multiple different lines can go through two points.
mathman Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 8,130 Reaction score 575 Sep 20, 2017 #3 Simple example - non-Euclidean: sphere, where all longitude lines go through both poles.