Answer to Question #297 in Geometry for Marko

Question #297

Is there a point X, different from B, on the half-straight line AB, for which AX=AB? Explain your answer.

Expert's answer

There is no such point. According to the sixth Euclid's axiom on every half-straight line from its initial point can be build a segment of given length, and only one.

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