Section 1-3 Segments, Rays, and Distance
line; segment; ray;
Ray: ______________________________________ __________________________________________ Segment: __________________________________ __________________________________________ line that has a definite starting point (called an endpoint) that goes on forever in one direction part of a line with definite beginning and end. **can be measured
common endpoint opposite
Postulates: ________________________________ Theorems: _________________________________ __________________________________________ a statement accepted without proof a statement proved with a postulate and/or definition.
Length of a segment: Ruler Postulate: - measure of a segment - named by two capital letters with no symbol on top. - always positive - used to find the difference between two points. - take the absolute value of the difference between the coordinates.
Segment Addition Postulate: If B is between A & C, then AB + BC = _____. AC little segment + little segment = big segment
AB + BC = AC = AC 12 = AC 12
AB + BC = AC (2x) + (x + 7) = 16 3x + 7 = 16 3x = 9 x = 3
AB + BC = AC (3x) + (4x + 2) = 30 7x + 2 = 30 7x = 28 x = 4 BC = 4x + 2 BC = 4(4) + 2 BC = BC = 18
sizeshape congruence symbol equallengths E D F G
divides 2 XY = YZ * Know the length
AB + BC = AC (4x) + (4x) = 32 8x = 32 x = 4 4x 32
(3x + 2) = (4x + 1) 1 = x x = 1 AB = 3x + 2 AB = 3(1) + 2 AB = AB = AC = 10
line segment ray plane midpoint
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