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What is a point?
A location with no size or shape.
What is a line?
Made up of points with no thickness or width.
What is a line segment?
A measurable part of a line consisting of two endpoints.
What is a ray?
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What is a plane?
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What does it mean for points to be collinear?
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What does it mean for points to be coplanar?
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What are congruent segments?
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What is the Segment Addition Postulate?
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What is the Distance Formula?
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What is the Midpoint Formula?
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What is a segment bisector?
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What does it mean if two lines are perpendicular?
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What is a perpendicular bisector?
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What are parallel lines?
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What is an angle?
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What is a vertex?
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What is a right angle?
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What is an acute angle?
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What is an obtuse angle?
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What is a straight angle?
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What are congruent angles?
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What are adjacent angles?
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What is the Angle Addition Postulate?
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What is an angle bisector?
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What are vertical angles?
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What are complementary angles?
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What are supplementary angles?
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What is a linear pair?
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Study Notes
Basic Geometry Concepts
- Point: Represents a specific location without size or shape, fundamental in geometry.
- Line: Composed of infinitely many points, extends without thickness or width.
- Line Segment: A part of a line defined by two distinct endpoints, measurable in length.
- Ray: A portion of a line that starts at a point and extends infinitely in one direction.
- Plane: A flat, two-dimensional surface stretched infinitely in all directions, formed by points.
Relationships and Properties
- Collinear: Describes points that reside on the same straight line.
- Coplanar: Refers to points that lie within the same flat surface (plane).
- Congruent Segments: Segments that have identical length, implying equality in measurement.
Important Postulates and Theorems
- Segment Addition Postulate: States that if point B is between points A and C on a line, then the sum of the lengths of segments AB and BC equals the length of segment AC.
- Distance Formula: Utilized to calculate the distance between two points on a coordinate plane.
- Midpoint Formula: Determines the midpoint between two endpoints, effectively finding their average position.
Bisectors and Intersections
- Segment Bisector: A line, segment, or plane that divides another segment into two equal parts at the midpoint.
- Perpendicular: Two lines intersecting to form a right angle (90 degrees).
- Perpendicular Bisector: A bisector that intersects a segment at its midpoint and forms right angles with it.
Angles and Their Types
- Angle: Formed by two rays sharing a common endpoint called the vertex.
- Vertex: The point where two rays or lines meet to form an angle.
- Right Angle: Measures exactly 90 degrees, creating a quarter turn.
- Acute Angle: Measures less than 90 degrees, appearing sharp in appearance.
- Obtuse Angle: Measures more than 90 degrees, creating a wider opening.
Angle Relationships
- Straight Angle: A flat angle measuring 180 degrees, resembling a straight line.
- Congruent Angles: Angles that have identical measures, indicated by specific symbols.
- Adjacent Angles: Share a side and vertex, positioned next to each other without overlap.
- Angle Addition Postulate: States that the sum of two adjacent angles equals the measure of the larger angle formed.
- Angle Bisector: Divides an angle into two equal parts, creating two congruent angles.
Special Angle Relationships
- Vertical Angles: Pair of angles opposite each other at the intersection of two lines; always congruent.
- Complementary Angles: Two angles whose measures add up to 90 degrees.
- Supplementary Angles: Two angles that sum to 180 degrees, forming a linear pair.
- Linear Pair: Comprises two adjacent angles that are supplementary, lying on a straight line.
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