What the parallel postulate actually claims
Someone new to the course states one of the following as a consequence of the parallel postulate. Which statement is actually consistent with what the postulate says?
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The postulate makes two separate claims at once: that a parallel line through P exists at all, and that there is no second one. A statement that denies either half is disagreeing with the postulate, not restating it.
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