Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Language Of Geometry

This is the language of geometry.

1-points identify a position.They are represented by dots point b is written as b.
2-lines are made up of a set of points.A line goes on forever in both directions.
3- A ray is a part of a line with one endpoint. a ray begins at the end end point and goes on forever in one direction.
4-a line segment is part of a line with 2 end points.
5-an angle is formed by 2 rays or line segments with a common endpoint. the endpoint is called the vertex.the middle letter represents the vertex.

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