Geometry Undefined Terms

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What is a point? (3)
- Has no size and dimension.
- An indicator of position.
- Usually represented by a dot and named with a CAPITAL letter.
What is a line? (3)
- A set of infinite points extending without end in both directions
- Does not have any width, but has indefinite length.
- Usually named by any of it's two points or by using an italicized small letter.
What is a plane? (3)
- A flat surface with no thickness that extends without end in all directions.
- Has NO BOUNDARIES usually pictured by a four sided polygon
- You can name a plane by either a single italicized capital letter or by at least three of it's non collinear points.
What is space? (2)
- The set of all points.
- The only thing that could divide the space is a PLANE.
What can seperate the points in the space into 3 sets? (Define how many.) What is it called? What is the other thing called?
- A plane.
- Points on the plane
Points on the other side of the plane
Points on one side of the plane.
- FACE and half spaces.
What are coplanar points? What is the line called to seperate it?
- Set of points that lie on the same plane.
- Points on a plane can be seperated into 3 sets of points by a line.
- The line is called EDGE and both sides of the line are called REGIONS or HALF PLANES.
What are collinear points?
- Set of points that lie on the same line.
- A point on a line can seperate the line into 3 sets of points.
- Chosen point (C), The points on both sides of C are called HALF LINES.