Chapter 2: Lines & Angles Flashcards
Collinear points
points that lie on the same line
Noncollinear points
points that do not lie on the same line
Postulate 1: Two points determine
a unique straight line
Postulate 2: Three noncollinear points determine
a unique plane
Line segment
part of a line consisting of two points, called end points, and the set of all points between them
Congruent line segments
line segments that have equal lengths
Postulate 3: The Ruler Postulate: (a) To every point on line
there corresponds exactly one real number called its coordinate
Postulate 3: The Ruler Postulate: (b) To every real number
there corresponds exactly one point on the line
Postulate 3: The Ruler Postulate: (c) To every pair of points
there corresponds exactly one real number called the distance between the points
Postulate 3: The Ruler Postulate: (d) The distance between two points
is the absolute value of the difference between their coordinates
Betweenness of Points
If F,G, and H, are collinear, and if FG + GH = FH, then G is between F and H
Ray
A part of a line consisting of a given point, called the end point, and the set of all points on one side of the end point.
Angle
The union of two rays having the same end point. The end point is called the vertex of the angle; the rays are called the sides of the angle.
Congruent angles
angles that have equal measures
Postulate 4: The Protractor Postulate: (a) The rays in a half rotation (180 degrees) can be numbered
so that to every ray there corresponds exactly one real number called its coordinate