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22. Prove that from a given point, one and only one perpendicular can be drawn to a given line. |
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Answer» LetAbe the point andLbe the line. Suppose thatBandCare two different points on lineL withABandACboth perpendicular toL. Then triangleABChas right angles atBandC, plus an angle atAwhich add up to more than180°. That does not work for a triangle in the plane whose angles have to add up to exactly180°. |
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