Geometry Intro Vocabulary

Definition of point is...

• a location with no size or shape

• a collection of points with no thickness or width

• Part of a line that has two endpoints

• Line that extends indefinitely in one direction

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Definition of ray is...

• a location with no size or shape

• a collection of points with no thickness or width

• Part of a line that has two endpoints

• Line that extends indefinitely in one direction

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

Definition of segment is...

• a location with no size or shape

• a collection of points with no thickness or width

• Part of a line that has two endpoints

• Line that extends indefinitely in one direction

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Definition of line is...

• a location with no size or shape

• a collection of points with no thickness or width

• Part of a line that has two endpoints

• Line that extends indefinitely in one direction

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

Defintion of collinear is...

• A flat surface made up of points that extends indefinitely in all directions

• Points that lie on the same line

• Points that lie on the same plane

• Segments that have the same length

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Defintion of plane is...

• A flat surface made up of points that extends indefinitely in all directions

• Points that lie on the same line

• Points that lie on the same plane

• Segments that have the same length

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Defintion of congruent segments is...

• A flat surface made up of points that extends indefinitely in all directions

• Points that lie on the same line

• Points that lie on the same plane

• Segments that have the same length

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

Defintion of coplanar is...

• A flat surface made up of points that extends indefinitely in all directions

• Points that lie on the same line

• Points that lie on the same plane

• Segments that have the same length

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

The definition of perpendicular is...

• The point on a segment that divides it into two congruent segments

• Segment, line, or plane that intersects a segment at its midpoint

• Line, segment, or ray that is perpendicular to a segment at its midpoint

• Two lines that intersect at a 90 degree angle (right angle)

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

The definition of midpoint is...

• The point on a segment that divides it into two congruent segments

• Segment, line, or plane that intersects a segment at its midpoint

• Line, segment, or ray that is perpendicular to a segment at its midpoint

• Two lines that intersect at a 90 degree angle (right angle)

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.6