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1-1 Study Guide and Intervention

Points, Lines, and Planes
Name Points, Lines, and Planes In geometry, a point is a location, a line contains
points, and a plane is a flat surface that contains points and lines. If points are on the same
line, they are collinear. If points on are the same plane, they are coplanar.

Example Use the figure to name each of the following.
A D

a. a line containing point A B
C
The line can be named as
. Also, any two of the three N
points on the line can be used to name it.

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AB ,

AC , or

BC

b. a plane containing point D

The plane can be named as plane N or can be named using three
noncollinear points in the plane, such as plane ABD, plane ACD, and so on.

Exercises
Refer to the figure. D

A
B
1. Name a line that contains point A.
C
m E
P
2. What is another name for line m?

3. Name a point not on


AC .

4. Name the intersection of


AC and

DB .

5. Name a point not on line
or line m.

Draw and label a plane Q for each relationship.

S
6.
AB
 is in plane Q. X
B
A
P
Y
7.

ST intersects
AB
 at P. T


Q

8. Point X is collinear with points A and P.

9. Point Y is not collinear with points T and P.

10. Line
contains points X and Y.

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1-1 Study Guide and Intervention (continued)

Points, Lines, and Planes

Points, Lines, and Planes in Space Space is a boundless, three-dimensional set of
all points. It contains lines and planes.

Example
O
P
a. How many planes appear in the figure? N
There are three planes: plane N , plane O, and plane P. B
A

b. Are points A, B, and D coplanar?

D C
Yes. They are contained in plane O.

Exercises
Refer to the figure.
A
1. Name a line that is not contained in plane N. B

C
2. Name a plane that contains point B. N D
E

3. Name three collinear points.

Refer to the figure. A B

4. How many planes are shown in the figure?

D C
G H
I
5. Are points B, E, G, and H coplanar? Explain.
F J E

6. Name a point coplanar with D, C, and E.

Draw and label a figure for each relationship.

t M
7. Planes M andN intersect in

HJ . s
N H
8. Line r is in plane N , line s is in plane M , and lines r and s J
intersect at point J. r

9. Line t contains point H and line t does not lie in plane M or

plane N.

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1-1 Skills Practice

Points, Lines, and Planes
Refer to the figure.
A B
1. Name a line that contains point D. D p
n
C G
2. Name a point contained in line n.

3. What is another name for line p ?

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4. Name the plane containing lines n and p.

Draw and label a figure for each relationship.

5. Point K lies on


RT . 6. Plane J contains line s.
T s
R
K

7.
YP
 lies in plane B and contains 8. Lines q and f intersect at point Z
point C, but does not contain point H. in plane U.
Y H f
C q
P
Z
B U

Refer to the figure. F

D
9. How many planes are shown in the figure? E
A W
C
B
10. How many of the planes contain points F and E?

11. Name four points that are coplanar.

12. Are points A, B, and C coplanar? Explain.

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1-1 Practice
Points, Lines, and Planes
Refer to the figure. j
M
1. Name a line that contains points T and P. P Q
T h

R N g
S
2. Name a line that intersects the plane containing
points Q, N, and P.

3. Name the plane that contains


TN and
QR
.

Draw and label a figure for each relationship.

4.
AK
 and
CG
 intersect at point M 5. A line contains L(
4,
4) and M(2, 3). Line
in plane T. q is in the same coordinate plane but does
not intersect
LM
. Line q contains point N.
A
M G y

T C K M
q
O x

N
L

Refer to the figure. T Q

6. How many planes are shown in the figure?

W P
S
7. Name three collinear points. R
X

A M N
8. Are points N, R, S, and W coplanar? Explain.

VISUALIZATION Name the geometric term(s) modeled by each object.

9. 10. tip of pin 11.
STOP
strings

12. a car antenna 13. a library card

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1-1 Reading to Learn Mathematics

Points, Lines, and Planes
Pre-Activity Why do chairs sometimes wobble?
Read the introduction to Lesson 1-1 at the top of page 6 in your textbook.
• Find three pencils of different lengths and hold them upright on your
desk so that the three pencil points do not lie along a single line. Can you
place a flat sheet of paper or cardboard so that it touches all three pencil
points?
• How many ways can you do this if you keep the pencil points in the same
position?

Lesson 1-1
• How will your answer change if there are four pencil points?

Reading the Lesson

1. Complete each sentence.

a. Points that lie on the same lie are called points.

b. Points that do not lie in the same plane are called points.

c. There is exactly one through any two points.

d. There is exactly one through any three noncollinear points.

2. Refer to the figure at the right. Indicate whether each

statement is true or false. D
U B

a. Points A, B, and C are collinear. P
C
b. The intersection of plane ABC and line m is point P. A
c. Line
and line m do not intersect. m
d. Points A, P,and B can be used to name plane U.
e. Line
lies in plane ACB.

3. Complete the figure at the right to show the following

Q

relationship: Lines
, m, and n are coplanar and lie in P n
plane Q. Lines
and m intersect at point P. Line n
intersects line m at R, but does not intersect line
. R
m

Helping You Remember

4. Recall or look in a dictionary to find the meaning of the prefix co-. What does this prefix
mean? How can it help you remember the meaning of collinear?

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