The total number of propositions in the Elements are:
(A) 465
(B) 460
(C) 13
(D) 55
Answer:(A) 465
Solution:
Euclid divided his famous treatise “The Elements” into 13 chapters. It is a collection of definitions, postulates, theorems and mathematical proofs of these theorems.
By propositions, we mean theorems and constructions. Euclid’s total propositions are 465.
Hence Euclid deduced 465 propositions in the elements using his axioms, postulates, definitions and theorems.