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Basic Vocabulary thru Segments - Glencoe Ch 1

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pointHas no size, occupies no space.
lineHas length, but no width or thickness.
planeHas length and wideth, but no thickness.
collinearPoints that are all on the same line.
coplanarPoints, lines, or shapes that are all in the same plane.
segmentA part of a line that contains 2 endpoints and all the points between them.
postulateA statement (basic assumption) that is accepted without proof.
theoremA statement that can be proved.
definitionA statement of the meaning of a word, phrase, or concept.
midpointThe point that devides a segment into 2 congruent segments.
congruentHaving equal measures.
bisectorA line, ray, sepment, or plane that intersects a segment at its midpoint.
lineExtends indefinitely in 2 directions.
planeExtends indefinitely in ALL directions.
planeCan be represented by a flat surface.
ordered pair(x, y)
ordered pairDefines a specific point on the coordinate plane.
noncollinearPoints that are NOT all on the same line.
midpointM is the mipoint of AB if M is between A and B, and AM=MB.
line
segment
distance between A and B
Segment Addition PostulateIf Q is between P and R, the PQ + QR + PR and vice versa.
Segment Addition PostulateThe sum of the parts equals the whole.
Midpoint Theorem
Midpoint Formulaaverage of the endpoints
Midpoint Formula
Distance Formula
Segment Addition Postulate
Distance Formulaa loooong square root sign with a plus wign in the middle, 2 sets of parentheses, each one squared, take the difference of the x's and the difference of the y's, ...


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