basic geometry vocab MATH

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things about lines, segements,points,etc.. basic stuff

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point

a location

has no shape or size and always uses capital letter

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line

a line is made up of infinte points but any two points contain one line

has no thickness or length

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collinear points

points that lie on the same line

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non-collinear points

points that do not lie on the same line

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plane

a 2d shape that has a flat surface and is made up of points

any 3 noncollinear points make up a plane

extends in all directions for infinity

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coplanar points

points that lie on the same plane

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noncoplanar points

points that do not lie on the same plane (must be at least four points)

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segment addition postulate

the length of a line segment divided into smaller pieces is the sum of the lengths of all those smaller segments

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segment bisector

line or ray that passes through the seg. Midpoint of another line segment dividing the line into 2 equal parts

a line, ray, or segment that intersects a segment at it’s midpoint is said to…

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ray

has a beginning but no end ( goes on for infinity)

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congruent segments

line segments that have the same length

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line segment

connects 2 points and has a beginning and an end

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postulate

a claim that is accepted to be true without proof

to assume a claim as true, necessary, or existent

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midpoint

a point that divides the segment into 2 separate congruent segments

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