Subsets of

a Line
 Line segment
- also called segment
- It is part of a line that has two endpoints.
In , the points A and B are also called endpoints,
therefore, there is one segment, that is segment AB
(in symbols, )or segment BA (in symbols
In point A is called a midpoint.
A midpoint divides a line into two
equal segments.
Therefore,
also contains 3 segments namely,
Example:
A is the midpoint of , if , what is the measure of ?
Solution: if since A is a midpoint

Therefore
In finding the number of segments in a line, we follow
this formula:
no. of segments = ; where n is the no.of points in a
line.
Example:
1. How many segments are there in Identify all
the segments.
Solution: no. of points = 5
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No. of segments= 10
Coplanar points – are points that found
on the same plane
In the figure on the
right,
Points A, B and C
are coplanar points
Noncoplanar points – are points
that are not on the same plane.
In the figure, points
A and P are called
non coplanar points
same as Points B and P
and Points C and P.
Collinear points – are points that are found on
the same line.
In the figure, Plane G
has two lines and .
Points C, O, and L are
collinear points
Points A, T, and E are also
collinear points
Noncollinear points – are points
that are not on the same line
In the figure, points C and A
are non-collinear points
The same as Points C,O,L
and Points A,T,E.
Quiz: Answer the following.