Question

which of the following best defines a postulate?
A. a statement accepted without a proof
B. a conclusion reached using inductive reasoning
C. an example that proves a conjecture false
D. a statement that you prove true

i said it was a statement that you prove true sine a postulate is an accepted statement or fact or at least thats what my geometry book says

Answer 1

@ganeshie8

Answer 2

What about A??

Answer 3

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/math/geometry/fundamental-ideas/postulates-and-theorems

Answer 4

i see, thank you for showing me that i will research it a bit more but thank you

Answer 5

Do you know what is this "A"?? Why we draw "A" as "A", why this "j" is not A??

Answer 6

See, to set up things, initially we have assumed something, on basis of which by going forward, we have reached here.. There are no reasons why we assumed things like that, but we assumed..

Answer 7

*nods* i see

Answer 8

So, why you draw A like that, you have assumed that this symbol "A" will be called as "A", and you don't know reasons for it.. :P

Answer 9

See this :

https://www.google.co.in/search?q=which+of+the+following+best+defines+a+postulate%3F&rlz=1C1CHMO_enIN564IN564&oq=which+of+the+following+best+defines+a+postulate%3F&aqs=chrome..69i57.1619j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=0&ie=UTF-8#q=define+postulate+geometry&revid=594189413

Answer 10

very true and surprising at the same time and yes that makes more sense

Answer 11

But remember, our assumed things are right to the great extent, that's why today we have defined many things over that base..

Answer 12

If our base is not right, then the defined things over that base will be wrong..

Answer 13

@ganeshie8 we want your view on this..!! :)