GEOMETRY IN THE

REAL WORLD

By Mackenzie Neal

A POINT IS A DOT
A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE IS THE POINT ON
A PENCIL
I PICKED HIS PICTURE BECAUSE IT SHOWS
HOW THE POINT OF A PENCIL IS A DOT.
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POINT

A LINE GOES STRAIGHT IN BOTH DIRECTIONS

AND NEVER ENDS. IT HAS NO END POINT, MID
POINT, OR STARTING POINT.
A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE IS THE ROAD.
I USED THIS PICTURE BECAUSE IT SHOWS HOW
THE ROAD GOES STRAIGHT AND NON STOP.
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LIN

A P L A N E I S A F L AT S U R FA C E T H AT M OV E S O U T I N
ALL DIRECTIONS.
A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE SCHOOL
F LO O R .
I U S E D T H I S P I C T U R E B E C AU S E I T S H O W S H O W
T H E F LO O R C A N E X PA N D O U T I N A L L D I R E C T I O N S .
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PLANE

A S E G M E N T I S A L IN E T HAT H A S A S TA RT I N G
P O IN T , M I D P O IN T , A N D A N E N D I N G PO I N T. I T
D O E S N T K E E P E X PA N D I N G .
A R E A L W O R L D E XA M P L E W OU LD B E A S O FT B A L L
B AT.
I U S E D T H I S P I C B E C A U S E YO U C A N S E E W H E R E
T H E B AT B E G I N S , A N D E N D S .
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SEGMEN
T

A RAY I S A S T RA I G H T L I N E T H AT H A S A S TA RT I N G
P O I N T B U T N O M I D P O I N T O R E N D P O I N T. I T K E E P S
G O I N G I N O N E D I R E C T I O N B U T N O T T H E O T H E R.
A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE WOULD BE A PIECE OF HAIR
I N YO U R H E A D .
T H I S P I C S H O W S T H AT H A I R H A S A S TA RT I N G P O I N T
B U T YO U C A N T S E E I T G R O W I N G I N T H E P I C T U R E . T H E
H A I R I S L I K E A RAY B E C A U S E I T N E V E R S T O P S
GROWING IN ONE DIRECTION.
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RAY

THR E E O R M OR E POINT S ON A S INGL E

STRA IG H T LINE A RE K NOW N T O BE C OL L INEA R
P OINTS .
A RE AL W ORL D EX AM PL E W OU L D BE A RU L E R.
THE NU M BE RS ON A RU L E R AR E C OL L INEAR
P OINTS BE C AU S E TH E PO INTS AR E AL L ON ONE
STRA IG H T LINE.
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COLLINEAR
POINTS

AN ACUTE ANGLE IS AN ANGLES WITH A DEGREES LESS THAN 90.

A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE WOULD BE A SLICE OF PIZZA.
THIS SLICE OF PIZZA IS AN ACUTE ANGLE BECAUSE ITS DEGREES
IS LESS THAN 90.
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ACUTE
ANGLE

AN O B TU S E A N G L E IS A N A N G LE S W IT H A
D EG R E ES M O R E TH A N 90 & LE S S T H AN 1 8 0.
AN E XA M PLE IS A H O C KE Y S T ICK .
A H O CK E Y S TI CK IS AN E XA M PLE BE C A U S E I TS
AN G LE IS M O R E TH A N 9 0 D EG R E ES A ND LE S S
TH AN 1 8 0 .
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OBTUSE
ANGLE

A RIGHT ANGLE IS AN ANGLE WITH A DEGREES OF 90,

NOTHING LESS, NOTHING MORE.
AN EXAMPLE OF A RIGHT ANGLE IS A CORNER IN A
H O U S E O R A N Y W H E R E P R E TT Y M U C H.
THIS CORNER IS A RIGHT ANGLE BECAUSE ITS ANGLE
IS 90 DEGREES.
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RIGHT
ANGLE

PERPENDICUL AR LINES IS A LINE THAT IS

BEING INTERSECTED MAKING 90 DEGREE
ANGLES.
AN EXAMPLE OF PERPENDICULAR LINES
COULD BE A ROAD INTERSECTION.
THIS PICTURE IS AN EXAMPLE BECAUSE
WHERE IT INTERSECTS IT MAKE 90
DEGREE ANGLES.

PERPENDICULAR
LINES

COMPLEMENTARY ANGLES ARE TWO

ANGLES PUT TOGETHER MAKING THE
TOTAL DEGREE OF 90.
A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE WOULD BE
A WINDOW.
THIS PICTURES IS AN EXAMPLE
BECAUSE TWO OF THE TRIANGLES
PUT TOGETHER MAKE A 90 DEGREE
ANGLE.

COMPLEMENT
ARY ANGLES

SUPPLEMENTARY ANGLES ARE TWO

ANGLES PUT TOGETHER TO MAKE A 180
DEGREE ANGLE.
A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE WOULD BE A
ROAD WITH ANOTHER ROAD TO TURN
DOWN.
THIS WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE BECAUSE
THE TWO ANGLES MAKE A STRAIGHT
ANGLES WITH A DEGREES OF 180.

SUPPLEMENT
ARY ANGLES

V E RT I C A L A N G L E S A R E A N G L E S O P P O S I T E F R O M E A C H O T H E R M A D E
FROM INTERSECTING LINES.
A R E A L W O R L D E X A M P L E W O U L D B E A O P E N PA I R O F S C I S S O R S .
T H E S E A R E A N E X A M P L E O F V E RT I C A L A N G L E S B E C A U S E C & D A R E
V E RT I C A L A N D B & A A R E V E RT I C A L .
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VERTICAL
ANGLES