SOLUTION: PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS PROBLEM: CAN A GIVEN POINT BE IN TWO LINES? IN TEN LINES?

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Question 97615This question is from textbook geometry
: PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS PROBLEM: CAN A GIVEN POINT BE IN TWO LINES? IN TEN LINES? This question is from textbook geometry

Found 2 solutions by checkley71, stanbon:
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A POINT CAN BE IN AN INFINATE NUMBER OF LINES.
THINK OF A PINWHEEL, OR A SPOKE OF A WHEEL, WITH ALL LINES (SPOKES) PASSING THROUGH THE MIDDLE.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sure.
Draw a point; draw two lines thru the point.
Draw a point; draw 10 lines thru the point.
Draw a point; draw an infinite number of lines thru the point.
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Cheers,
Stan H.