2. Building Your Geometric Foundation

Question 1

Geometry for Dummies

The study of geometry begins with the definitions of what five simple geometric objects, and also two other less basic definitions?

Answer 1

Question 2

Geometry for Dummies

What is a point and how is one named?

Answer 2

Question 3

Geometry for Dummies

What is a line and how is a line written?

Answer 3

Question 4

Geometry for Dummies

What is a line segment, how is it written, and how is it written if you’re refering to the length of line segment.

Answer 4

Question 5

Geometry for Dummies

What is a ray and how is it written?

Answer 5

Question 6

Geometry for Dummies

What is an angle and how can it be written?

Answer 6

Question 7

Geometry for Dummies

What is a plane and how is it written?

Answer 7

Question 8

Geometry for Dummies

What is 3-D space and how is it like a point and how is it different?

Answer 8

Question 9

Geometry for Dummies

Of the simplest geometric shapes, which cannot be defined?

Answer 9

Question 10

Geometry for Dummies

What are collinear and non-collinear points?

Answer 10

Question 11

Geometry for Dummies

What are coplanar and non-coplanar points?

Answer 11

Question 12

Geometry for Dummies

What is a coplanar line?

Answer 12

Question 13

Geometry for Dummies

What is the “point of intersection”?

Answer 13

Question 14

Geometry for Dummies

What does it mean for a line to be perpendicular?

Answer 14

Question 15

Geometry for Dummies

What is an oblique line?

Answer 15

Question 16

Geometry for Dummies

Can non-parallel segments and rays not intercept?

Answer 16

Question 17

Geometry for Dummies

What is a skew line?

Answer 17

Question 18

Geometry for Dummies

What is the only thing that can be said about how two planes interact?

Answer 18

Question 19

Geometry for Dummies

What is a parallel plane?

Answer 19

Question 20

Geometry for Dummies

What are intersecting planes?

Answer 20

Question 21

Geometry for Dummies

What is an angle called that is less than 90 degrees?

Answer 21

Question 22

Geometry for Dummies

What is an angle called that have sides that are perpendicular?

Answer 22

Question 23

Geometry for Dummies

What is an angle called that is greater than 90 degrees?

Answer 23

Question 24

Geometry for Dummies

What is an angle called that is 180 degrees?

Answer 24

Question 25

Geometry for Dummies

What is an angle called that has more than 180 degrees?

Answer 25

Question 26

Geometry for Dummies

What is an adjacent angle?

Answer 26

Question 27

Geometry for Dummies

What is a complementary angle?

Answer 27

Question 28

Geometry for Dummies

What is a supplementary angle?

Answer 28

Question 29

Geometry for Dummies

What is a vertical angle?

Answer 29