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Study the following statement: "Two intersecting lines cannot be perpendicular to the same line". Check whether it is an equivalent version to the Euclid’s fifth postulate. [Hint: Identify the two intersecting lines l and m and the linen in the above statement]

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Two intersecting lines cannot be both perpendicular to the same line because if two lines l and m are perpendicular to the same line n, then l and m must be parallel. The given statement is not an equivalent version of Euclid’s fifth postulate.

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