document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6572>Question 6572</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the postulates and theorems?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3568 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ichudov><B>ichudov(507)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ichudov><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ichudov><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3568\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> postulate is a statement that you take as a given, without requiring proof. Generally, mathematicians try to have as few postulates as they can get away with.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Theorems are statements that logocally follow from postulates.<BR>\n" );
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