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The Language of
Geometry
Point – identify a position, they are represented by
dots
cB
Lines – are made up of a set of points, a line goes
on forever in BOTH directions
A
B
Ray – is a part of a line with one end point, a ray
begins at the endpoint and goes on forever in ONE
direction
A
Vocabulary
B
Line Segment – is part of a line with 2 endpoints
A
B
Angle – is formed by two rays or line segments
with a common endpoint, called a vertex
A
B
Vocabulary
C
Column A
Column B
Point B
AB
Ray EA
AB
Line Segment AB
PQR
Line AB
B
Angle PQR
EA
Mix and Match
Write the name and symbol for
each of the following figures
1.
2.
L
C
M
3.
B
Y
4.
Q
X
R
Z
From the diagram, give symbols of
the following
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
4
4
4
8
4
points
line segments
lines
rays
angles
A
D
B
C