Points that lie on the same line are called collinear points. A line may also be named by one small letter (Figure 2). The symbol ↔ written on top of two letters is used to denote that line. A line has infinite length, zero width, and zero height. It extends infinitely far in two opposite directions. Figure 1 illustrates point C, point M, and point Q.Ī line (straight line) can be thought of as a connected set of infinitely many points. A point represents position only it has zero size (that is, zero length, zero width, and zero height). It is represented by a dot and named by a capital letter. Although these terms are not formally defined, a brief intuitive discussion is needed.Ī point is the most fundamental object in geometry. These terms will be used in defining other terms. Because that meaning is accepted without definition, we refer to these words as undefined terms. This process must eventually terminate at some stage, the definition must use a word whose meaning is accepted as intuitively clear. When we define words, we ordinarily use simpler words, and these simpler words are in turn defined using yet simpler words. Point, line, and plane, together with set, are the undefined terms that provide the starting place for geometry. Summary of Coordinate Geometry Formulas.Slopes: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines.Similar Triangles: Perimeters and Areas.Proportional Parts of Similar Triangles.Formulas: Perimeter, Circumference, Area.Proving that Figures Are Parallelograms.Triangle Inequalities: Sides and Angles.Special Features of Isosceles Triangles.Classifying Triangles by Sides or Angles.Lines: Intersecting, Perpendicular, Parallel.
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