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Undefined Terms: Coordinate Plane

There are three undefined terms in geometry: point, line, and plane. A point has no dimensions and is represented by a dot. A line extends indefinitely in one direction but has no thickness. A plane also extends indefinitely in all directions but has no thickness. These undefined terms are used to define other geometric concepts such as line segments, rays, angles, and triangles. Everything in geometry is ultimately defined using combinations of points, lines, and planes.

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Undefined Terms: Coordinate Plane

There are three undefined terms in geometry: point, line, and plane. A point has no dimensions and is represented by a dot. A line extends indefinitely in one direction but has no thickness. A plane also extends indefinitely in all directions but has no thickness. These undefined terms are used to define other geometric concepts such as line segments, rays, angles, and triangles. Everything in geometry is ultimately defined using combinations of points, lines, and planes.

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UNDEFINED TERMS

In geometry, definitions are formed using known words or terms to describe a new word. There are three words in geometry that are not formally defined. These three undefined terms are point, line and plane.

POINT (an undefined term) In geometry, a point has no dimension (actual size). Even though we represent a point with a dot, the point has no length, width, or thickness. A point is usually named with a capital letter. In the coordinate plane, a point is named by an ordered pair, (x,y). LINE (an undefined term) In geometry, a line has no thickness but its length extends in one dimension and goes on forever in both directions. A line is depicted to be a straight line with two arrowheads indicating that the line extends without end in two directions. A line is named by a single lowercase written letter or by two points on the line with an arrow drawn above them. PLANE (an undefined term) In geometry, a plane has no thickness but extends indefinitely in all directions. Planes are usually represented by a shape that looks like a tabletop or wall. Even though the diagram of a plane has edges, you must remember that the plane has no boundaries. A plane is named by a single letter (plane m) or by three non-collinear points (plane ABC). Undefined terms can be combined to define other terms. Noncollinear points, for example, are points that do not lie on the same line. A line segment is the portion of a line that includes two particular points and all points that lie between them, while a ray is the portion of a line that includes a particular point, called the end point, and all points extending infinitely to one side of the end point. Defined terms can be combined with each other and with undefined terms to define still more terms. An angle, for example, is a combination of two different rays or line segments that share a single end point. Similarly, a triangle is composed of three noncollinear points and the line segments that lie between them. Everything else builds on these and adds more information to this base. Those added things include all the theorems and other "defined" terms like parallelogram or acute angle.

What is a Polygon? A closed plane figure made up of several line segments that are joined together. The sides do not cross each other. Exactly two sides meet at every vertex. Types of Polygons Regular- all angles are equal and all sides are the same length. Regular polygons are both equiangular and equilateral. Equiangular- all angles are equal. Equilateral - all sides are the same length. Convex - a straight line drawn through a convex polygoncrosses at most two sides. Every interior angle is less than 180.

Concave - you can draw at least one straight line through a concave polygon that crosses more than two sides. At least one interior angle is more than 180.

Polygon Formulas (N = # of sides and S = length from center to a corner) Area of a regular polygon = (1/2) N sin(360/N) S2 Sum of the interior angles of a polygon = (N - 2) x 180 The number of diagonals in a polygon = 1/2 N(N-3) The number of triangles (when you draw all the diagonals from one vertex) in a polygon = (N - 2) Polygon Parts

Side - one of the line segments that make up the polygon. Vertex - point where two sides meet. Two or more of these points are called vertices. Diagonal - a line connecting two vertices that isn't a side. Interior Angle - Angle formed by two adjacent sides inside the polygon. Exterior Angle - Angle formed by two adjacent sides outside the polygon.

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