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Additional problems for HW #21

 
  1. Rephrase the first paragraph of Section 8.3 in your own words, and justify everything.
  2. Prove that HPP (the Hyperbolic Parallel Postulate) <=> There exist parallel lines l and m with a transversal line t such that the alternate interior angles formed by l, m, and t are not congruent. (Hint: For the "=>" direction, use Proposition 8.3.1. For the "<=" direction, use Problem I above. Prove the "<=" direction first, as it's easier.)
  3. (This problem has nothing to do with hyperbolic geometry; it just gives us more practice with Section 2.4; so assume the EPP.)
    Show that in a quadrilateral ÿABCD, mÐA + mÐC  = 180o and mÐB + mÐD  = 180o iff ÿABCD can be inscribed in a circle.
    [Optional: True of false? In a quadrilateral ÿABCD, if mÐA + mÐC  = 180o, then  ÿABCD can be inscribed in a circle.]

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