BASIC GEOMETRIC CONCEPTS Chapter 1 BASIC GEOMETRIC CONCEPTS
1. postulate A statement that is accepted without proof
2. point A location in space
3. line A geometric figure made up of infinitely many points; it extends endlessly in two directions
4. Line segment A part of a line; it has two end points
5. ray A part of a line; it has one end point
6. plane A flat surface; it has no thickness; it extends endlessly in all directions
7. Congruent line segments Line segments that have the same length
8. midpoint The point that divides a line segment into two congruent parts
9. bisector A line that intersects a line segment at its midpoint
10. Collinear points Points on the same line
11. theorem A statement that can be proved