Which of the following is not one the three categories of Euclid’s geometric principles?
Conjecture
Axiom
Postulate
Definition

Question

kasyforlife · Answer

what grade is this

hhanan · Answer

y

kasyforlife · Answer

?

kasyforlife · Answer

ohh

Angle · Answer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclidean_geometry "The Elements begins with plane geometry, still taught in secondary school (high school) as the first axiomatic system and the first examples of formal proof."

Angle · Answer

Euclid's geometric principles are very clearly using an "axiomatic system" so we can rule out option B

Angle · Answer

Do you know what an axiom is @hhanan ?

hhanan · Answer

no

Angle · Answer

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/axiom

Angle · Answer

An Axiom is "a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference"

Angle · Answer

Out of your options, which do you think ARE things that we assume are true?

CocoCammron99 · Answer

What do you think we can eliminate?

YesYes · Answer

Which answer choice makes the most sense to you

hhanan · Answer

Postulate

Angle · Answer

good, postulate has a similar meaning to Axiom
so we can rule that out as well

CocoCammron99 · Answer

What do you think we can eliminate

hhanan · Answer

Conjecture?

Angle · Answer

a conjecture is like a hypothesis
do we assume that all hypothesis are true?

CocoCammron99 · Answer

No, because a hypothesis are educated guesses, I think it is that

hhanan · Answer

$\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}$ @Angle
a conjecture is like a hypothesis
do we assume that all hypothesis are true?
$\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}$
no

Angle · Answer

then that can possibly be your answer

hhanan · Answer

Conjecture

Angle · Answer

yes

hhanan · Answer

thank you