Question

Lara wrote the statements shown in the chart.

Statement

Description

1

If two lines intersect, then they intersect at exactly one point.

2

In a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the length of the legs.


Which option best classifies Lara’s statements?

Statement 1 and Statement 2 are postulates because they are true facts.

Statement 1 is a theorem and Statement 2 is a postulate.

Statement 1 is a postulate and Statement 2 is a theorem.

Statement 1 and Statement 2 are theorems because they can b

Answer 1

Statement 1 is a postulate because it is a well known fact that two lines can have only one point in common(unless of course they overlap each other).
The second is a theory(Pythagoras theorem).
So the answer would be C.
And of course, welcome to OS!!!!

Answer 2

yes,,Pratu043 was right..