Some of Euclid’s axioms are:
- Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to one another.
- If equals are added to equals, the wholes are equal.
- If equals are subtracted from equals, the remainders are equal.
- Things which coincide with one another are equal to one another.
- The whole is greater than a part.
- Things which are double of the same things are equal to one another.
- Things which are halves of the same things are equal to one another.
1 st Axiom
1st axiom says
Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to one another.
An application of 1 st axiom can be
Area of triangle 1 = Area of triangle 2
& Area of triangle 3 = Area of triangle 2
So, Area of triangle 1 = Area of triangle 3
4 th axiom
4
th
axiom says two things as identical. Then they must be equal.
Since line l 1 and l 2 are identical.
They are equal
5 th Axiom
5 th axiom is The whole is greater than a part.
This axiom gives us the definition of greater than
Here,
Area of Blue triangle is greater than the area of green triangle.