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1.2 Points, Lines, and Planes

Essential Question: What are the building blocks of Geometry? Geometry is a _______________________ that is built on accepted facts, basic terms, and _______________. ______________________________ are the basic ideas that you can use to build the definitions of all other figures. Any term that cannot be defined using only previously defined terms is considered ____________________. Undefined terms are the foundation for the ______ ___________ of all other terms in Geometry. The Three Undefined Terms of Geometry Term Description A ______ indicates a location and has no size A ______ is represented by a straight path that extends in two opposite directions without end and has no _____________. A line contains infinitely many ___________. A ________ is represented by a flat surface that extends without end and has no thickness. A plane contains infinitely many __________. How to Name It You can represent a point by a _____ and name it by _________ __________, such as ______. You can name a line by any ___________________ on the line, such as _______ (read line AB or ________. Or, you can use a single, lowercase, italicized letter, such as __________. You can name a plane by a capital letter, such as ________, or by at least _____________ in the plane that do not all lie on the same line, such as plane Diagram

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ABC.

Collinear points:

Coplanar points:

Space:

Example 1: a.) What are two other ways to name plane P? b.) What are two other ways to name QT? c.) What are the names of three collinear points? What are the names of three noncollinear points?

Definition
A _________ is a part of a line that consists of two endpoints and all points between them

How to Name It
You can name a segment by its two ___________, such as _____, or _______

Diagram

Name_________________ Date_______ Period_____ A ________ is a part of a line that consists of one endpoint and all the points of the line on one side of the endpoint. You can name a ray by its endpoint and another point on the ray, such as _______. The order of the points indicates the rays ____________. You can name opposite _________________ are two rays that share the same endpoint and form a line. rays by their shared endpoint and any other point on each ray, such as ___________________. Example 2: a.)What are the names of the segments in the figure at the right? b.) What are the names of the rays in the figure? c.) Which of the rays in part (b) are opposite rays? Got it? EF and FE form a line. Are they opposite rays?

A _______________ or ____________ is an accepted statement of fact. _______________, like undefined terms, are basic building blocks of the logical system of Geometry.

Postulate 1-1:

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Postulate 1-3:

Example 3: Each surface of the box below represents part of a plane. What is the intersection of plane ADC and plane BFG?

Note: When you name a plane using the corners, like in example 3, you must list the points in consecutive order. For example using the box below, ADCB and ABCD are correct ways to name the top plane of the box, but ACBD is not.

Postulate 1-4:

Example 4 Use the figure at the right. a.) What plane contains points N, P, and Q?

b.) What plane contains points J, M, and Q?

Name_________________ Date_______ Period_____ Got it? Use the figure to the right. a.) What are two other names for line XY?

b.) What are the opposite rays?

c.) What is the intersection of the two planes?