The one that states that the shortest distance is straight across.
thank you!!
2007-01-18 09:12:19 · 3 answers · asked by E-V 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
welllll soooorrrryyyyy Philo!!! I made a mistake! jeez!
I guess I mean what that DEFINITION would be called.
2007-01-18 09:27:16 · update #1
It is an axiom of Euclidean geometry. Later on, mathematicians developped the theory of variational calculus, having to do with that type of problems in more general geometries.
2007-01-18 09:26:14 · answer #1 · answered by Jano 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a theorem. It's either an axiom or part of the "definition" of straight line. Actually, terms like point, line, plane, and so on are UNDEFINED. Either we all know what we mean or we can't talk about them. We USE the undefined terms to define new ones.
2007-01-18 17:18:53 · answer #2 · answered by Philo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was Einstein? But im not sure, i think that it was in reference to worm holes and how a wormhole is the actual true shortest distance between 2 points. by the way it is possible the wormholes can exist. but r they made naturally or would they have to be made artifically?
2007-01-18 17:17:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋