1.1 points lines and planes Flashcards
Undefined terms
concepts that are so basic its impossible to write a definition that doesn’t give away what the word means
point
names a location, and has no dimension
line
a straight path of points in a plane. No with or thickness and continues forever in one dimension.
plane
flat surface, no thickness and it extends forever in two dimensions.
Endpoint
a point at an end of a segment or the starting point of a ray.
Ray
part of a line that starts at an endpoint and extend forever in one direction.
line segment
part of a line that consists of two endpoints and all points between them.
Distance
a measure of length of the shortest line segment that would connect them.
Collinear
points that lie on the same line.
Coplanar
points and lines that lie on the same plane.
Postulate
a statement that is accepted as true without proof.
Congruent
Two segments that have the same length.
Bisect
To divide into two congruent parts
Midpoint
The point that bisects the segment into two congruent segments.