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Euclid's statement 'A terminated line can be produced indefinitely' means a line segment can be:

Class 9Euclid's AxiomsGeometry — Foundations
  • Aextended endlessly in both directions
  • Bshortened only
  • Cbent into a curve
  • Dsplit into points

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Euclid's second postulate: a line segment (terminated line) can be produced (extended) indefinitely, giving a line.
Answer: A) extended endlessly in both directions

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