NOTES 1.

1 Points, Lines, and Planes

Geometry

In Geometry there are ______ UNDEFINED TERMS.

1.) _________________ 2.) _________________ 3.) _________________

These words DO NOT have formal definitions, but there is agreement about what they mean.

1.) Point: Point A point has _____ dimension.

• It is represented by a ______________.

2.) Line: Line A line has _____ dimension.

• It is represented by a ___________ with two arrowheads; it extends forever in 2 directions.

• Through any _____ points, there is exactly _____ line. You can use any _____ points on a line to
name it.

3.) Plane: Plane A has _____ dimensions. It is represented by a shape that

looks like a floor or wall, but it extends without end.

• Through any _____ points not on the same line, there is exactly _____ plane. You can use _____
points that are not all on the same line to name a plane.

Example 1:

a. Give two other name for LN b. Give another name for plane Z.

c. Name three points that are collinear. d. Name four points that are
coplanar.

Example 2: Use the diagram in Example 1.

a. Give two other names for MQ . b. Name a point that is not coplanar with points
L, N, and P.

In Geometry, terms that can be described using known words such as point or line are called _____________
______________.

Line: Line AB (written as _________) and points A and B are used here to define the terms below.

1.) Segment: The line segment AB, or segment AB, (written as _____)
consists of the endpoints A and B and all points on ⃡𝐴𝐵
that are ___________________ A and B.
 2.) Ray: The ray AB (written as _________) consists of the endpoints A and all points on ⃡𝐴𝐵 that lie on the
same side of ________ as ________.

• Note that AB and BA are __________________ rays.

• If point C lines on line AB between A and B, then _________ and _________ are OPPOSITE RAYS.

Example 3 & 4:

a. Give another name for VX b. Name all rays with endpoints W.

c. Which of these rays are opposite rays? d. WX and WY have a common __________, but are not
__________. So they are not opposite rays.

e. Give another name for YW . f. Are VX and XV the same ray?

g. Are VX and VW the same ray?

SKETCHING INTERSECTIONS OF LINES AND PLANES:

Two or more geometric figures _________________ if they

have one or more points in common.

The __________________ of the figures is the set of points

the figures have in common.

Example 5:

a. Sketch a plane and a line that intersects b. Sketch a plane and a line that is in the plane
the plane at more than one point.

c. Sketch a line intersecting a plane at d. Sketch another line that intersects the
exactly one point line and plane at a point.
Example 6:

Sketch two planes that intersect in a line.

Step 1: Draw one plane as if you are facing it.

Step 2: Draw a second plane that is horizontal. Use dashed lines to show where one plane is hidden.
Step 3: Draw the line of __________.

Example 7: K
a. Name three points that are collinear.
R N
b. Name four points that are not coplanar. M
c. Name three points that are not collinear. L
P

Example 8:
a. Draw 3 collinear points A, B, C. b. Draw point D not collinear with ABC.

c. Draw AB . d. Draw ray BD .

e. Draw segment CD . f. Draw and name opposite rays.

Example 9: Draw a line. Label three points on the line and name a pair of opposite rays.

Example 10: Answer True or False for the following:

E F
a) Points A, B, and C are collinear. _____

D
b) Points A, B, and C are coplanar. _____

c) Point F lies on DE . _____

C
A
d) DE lies on plane DEF. _____
B
e) BD and DE intersect. _____

f) BD is the intersection of plane ABC and plane DEF. ____