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a) La recta es una !gura en un plano y, por ello, es de 554X!Una recta es in!nita o puede serlo, la única dimen-
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dimensión 2. sión que podría yo nombrar, sería el largo de la recta,
#/$@!&63)*+1![14>2v_!&!!')&'+*!Q3$!6&!'$0(&!(/$*$!,+1! aunque ya dije puede que sea in!nita.
,/)$*1/+*$1Y! $1(+1! &63)*+1! 0+*0/K$*! $6! %3*(+! 0+*! ,/F
)$*1/;*>!0+*!6+!03&6!6&!13)&!,$!%3*(+1!Q3$!V+')&!6&!'$0F 537X!La dimensión de una recta puede ser in!nita, mien-
(&!%'+,30$!3*!1$H)$*(+!Q3$!(/$*$!6&'H+!4!&*0M+7 tras no esté establecido su longitud o su medida.
51X!Dos dimensiones serían ancho y largo, ya que por :/*!$)K&'H+>!8!$1(3,/&*($1![11>4v_!&1+0/&*!6&!,/)$*1/;*!
mínimo que sea hay altura. ,$!6&!'$0(&!0+*!$6!6&'H+!4!&*0M+7

530X!Una recta es simplemente un conjunto de puntos uni- 516X!Largo porque se extiende hacia sus lados con una
dos, por lo tanto, y volviendo a la a!rmación anterior, una medida por ejemplo 3cm y ancho por su grosor.
recta tiene una dimensión, que es el largo; pero si nos pusié-
ramos a analizar la recta, notaríamos que la dimensión de 553X!Es largo y ancho, porque sólo éstas pueden ser ob-
los puntos (ancho) unidos, forma un largo y esto provocaría servadas.
que concluyésemos que una recta tiene 2 dimensiones.
526X!La dimensión de la recta es a lo largo y a lo ancho.
b) La recta posee sólo el largo, no tiene profundidad ni
altura y por ello tiene dimensión 1. e) Seis estudiantes no contestan la pregunta#T8>5v_7
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profundidad ni altura.
514X!Planos en los cuales se ubican diferentes objetos.
514X!Ya que la recta sólo posee largo, mas no posee las
otras dos, ni ancho ni profundo. 552X!Son los diferentes planos en que se pueden observar
los objetos o cosas.
531X!La única dimensión que podemos medir y observar
sería la longitud, el largo de esa recta. [14!$1(3,/&*($1>!20v>!$I%'$1&'+*!V'&1$1!1$)$P&*($1!&!6&1!
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c) La recta tiene una dimensión puesto que es una suce-
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o con su largo y ancho. b) La manera de cómo se visualiza un objeto.
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58X!Es la manera en cómo se puede ver un objeto, toman-
53\X!Es el largo, porque no posee altura, ni anchura, y cuando do en cuenta el ancho, el largo y la profundidad.
se habla de una recta se asocia con largo y no con ancho.
521X!Es el punto de vista en el que uno puede observar un
541X!La longitud, porque no posee ninguna de las otras objeto. Puede ser en tercera dimensión, que es cuando se
dimensiones, es decir, no puede tener profundidad por- le puede observar la profundidad del objeto. En segunda
que no se ha determinado el volumen de una recta y tam- dimensión si se le puede ver en 2 formas o hacia arriba
poco la altura. o hacia abajo.

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