GEOMETRY IN THE

REAL WORLD

Elizabeth Hamilton

POINT
A point represents a location.
A real world example would be a pie, the middle
of the pie represents a point.

LINE
A line is made up of points and has no thickness or width. It has no
end point, and can go on forever.
A real world example would be a street, a
street can go on forever in both directions.

PLANE
Flat surface, It extends infinitely in all directions. Named by a single
capital letter.
A real life example would be a table, Because a table can be as big
as you want in either direction. It also has a flat surface.

SEGMENT
Has two end points. It is part of a line or ray.
A real life example would be a road intersection, a road intersection
is part of a ray and has to end points.

RAY
A ray is a part of a line that has one endpoint and extends
indefinitely in one direction.
An example of a ray is a sun ray, a sun ray has
to start somewhere and can go on in a direction
indefinitely.

COLLINEAR POINTS
Points that lie on the same line.
A real life example of collinear point would be the markings on a
football field.

ACUTE ANGLE
Angle that is less than 90 degrees. A real life example could be the
corner/ edge of a couch.

OBTUSE ANGLE
Angle that ranges from 90 degrees to 180 degrees.
A real life axamplpe of an obtuse angle would be the bottom of a
couch.

RIGHT ANGLE
An angle that is 90 degrees.
An example of a right angle in real life would be the edge of a
smart board.

PERPENDICULAR LINES
Lines that are at right angles 90 degrees to each other.
A real life example of perpendicular lines would be a cross road.

COMPLEMENTARY ANGLES
Two Angles are Complementary when they add up to 90 degrees.
A real life example of complementary angles would be the time on
a clock.

SUPPLEMENTARY ANGLES
Two Angles are Supplementary when they add up to 180 degrees.
A real life example of supplementary angles would be a road the
goes into another one causing a two way road.