Chapter 1 Flashcards
Conjecture
A conclusion you reach during inductive reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Is reasoning that is based on patterns you observe. If you observe a pattern in a sequence you can use inductive reasoning to tell what the next term in the sequence will be
Counter example
To a conjecture is an example for which the conjecture is incorrect - proving it false
Point
Has no size. It is represented by a small dot and is named by a capital letter
Space
Defined as the set of all points
A line
Is a series of points that extends in two opposite directions without end
Collinear points
Are points that lie on the same line
A plan
Is a flat surface that has no thickness. it contains many lines and extends without end in the directions of all it’s lines. Name it with a single capital letter or at least 3 of its non collinear points.
Postulate or Axiom
Is an accepted statement of fact
Postulate 1-1
Through any two points there is exactly one line
Postulate 1-2
If two lines intersect then they intersect in exactly one point
Postulate 1-3
If two planes intersect the intersect at exactly one line
Postulate 1-4
Through any three non collinear points there is exactly one plane
A segment
The part of a line consisting of two end points and all points between them
A ray
Is the part of a line consisting of one endpoint and all points of the line on one side of the endpoint