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What is the line that passes through the midpoint of one side of a triangle and cuts the other side into two equal parts called?
According to the intersecting lines theorem, what do you call points that lie on the same line?
In geometry, if two lines don't intersect, what is the possible relationship between them?
What is the property of a line that passes through both points A and C and cuts off portions of CA and CB with a specific ratio related to distances from O?
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What must be true about two lines for the Intersecting Lines Theorem to hold?
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If a line passes through the midpoint of side AB and divides it into two equal parts, what is this line called?
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What is the main statement of the parallel postulate?
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According to the perpendicular lines theorem, if two lines $\ell_1$ and $\ell_2$ intersect at a point $A$ and form right angles, what can be said about the lines?
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What is the key statement of the midpoint theorem?
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What is the relationship between two lines that intersect at a point and form supplementary angles?
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What is the relationship between two lines that intersect at a point and form congruent angles?
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What is the relationship between two lines that intersect at a point and form alternate interior angles?
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Study Notes
Theorems Related to Points, Lines, and Planes
Parallel Postulate
The parallel postulate states that through any point outside of a line there exists exactly one parallel line to that point. This means that if you have two non-intersecting lines and there exists an intersection point on the first line with another line, then any other line through this point will intersect with both of the original lines at the same angle. The parallel postulate is also known as the fifth postulate of Euclidean geometry, which was proved by Thomas Playfair in 1795 using projective geometry.
Perpendicular Lines Theorem
Two lines are said to be perpendicular when the angles between them are right angles, that is, 90 degrees. If two lines intersect and form right angles, then these lines are said to be perpendicular to each other. The theorem states that if point (A) lies on line (\ell_{1}), and point (B) lies on line (\ell_{2}), such that they are connected by a segment whose endpoints lie on lines (\ell_{1}) and (\ell_{2}) respectively, then line (\ell_{1}) is perpendicular to (\ell_{2}).
Midpoint Theorem
The midpoint theorem states that the line segment connecting any two points has exactly two points whose distances to both endpoints are equal to half the length of the entire segment. These points are called the midpoints of the segment. For any point (P) on a line between points (A) and (B), the distance from (P) to (A) equals the distance from (P) to (B).
Angle Bisector Theorem
In geometry, an angle bisector is a line that passes through the midpoint of one side of a triangle and cuts the other side into two equal parts. It divides the angle formed by those sides into two equal parts. Given two points (A) and (C), and another point (B), if there exists a straight line passing through both (A) and (C) and cutting off portions of (CA) and (CB) which have the ratio of their projections on any transversal plane to each other that corresponds to the ratio of their distances from (O) (the intersection of the lines with the vertical axis), then (AB) bisects the angle between (AC) and (CB).
Intersecting Lines Theorem
The intersecting lines theorem states that two non-parallel lines must meet at some point. If every line that passes through one point also passes through another point, then these points are called collinear. Two non-collinear points determine exactly one line passing through them. Moreover, if two lines (\ell_{1}) and (\ell_{2}) have no intersection, then there exists a third line (\ell_{3}) which intersects both lines at different points. In other words, if two lines don't intersect, then they either pass through each other, or they both lie outside a line through any common endpoint.
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Description
Explore key geometric theorems related to points, lines, and planes, including the Parallel Postulate, Perpendicular Lines Theorem, Midpoint Theorem, Angle Bisector Theorem, and Intersecting Lines Theorem. Learn about the fundamental principles governing the relationships between these geometric elements.
