Question

Two distinct lines cannot have more than one point in common.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Here we are given two lines l and m. We need to prove that they have only one point in common.For the time being, let us suppose that the two lines intersect in two distinct points, say P and Q. So, you have two lines passing through two distinct points P and Q. But this assumption clashes with the axiom that only one line can pass through two distinct points. So, the assumption that we started with, that two lines can pass through two distinct points is wrong. From this, what can we conclude? We are forced to conclude that two distinct lines cannot have more than one point in common.