GEOMETRY IN THE

REAL WORLD

By: Jahi Gerald

THE CENTER OF THIS DARTBOARD IS AN

EXAMPLE OF A POINT BECAUSE IT IS THE
CENTER OF A SHAPE. A POINT DEFINES A
LOCATION AND SHOWS NO SIZE.

POINT

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THESE ROAD LINES ARE AN EXAMPL E OF LINES

BEC AUSE THEY EXTEND IN OTHER DIRECTIONS.
LINES ARE THICK OR THIN LONG MARKS THAT
EXTEND INFINITELY AND IS STRAIGHT.

LINE

THE SE P L AT ES AR E AN EXAMPLE OF PL ANES

B ECAU SE THEY ARE F L AT AND EXTEND F OR EVER.
PL ANES ARE FL AT TW O DIMENSIO NAL SHAPES
THAT GRAPH PO INTS AND LI NES .

PLANE

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THIS PEN IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SEGMENT BECAUSE

IT HAS TWO ENDPOINTS. A SEGMENT IS A LINE
THAT HAS TWO ENDPOINTS.

SEGMENT

THIS PENCIL HAS AT LEAST ONE ENDPOINT.

A RAY IS A LINE THAT STARTS AT ONE
POINT AND GOES OFF TO INFINITY.

RAY

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T H E S E B A L L S R E P R E S E N T C O L L IN E A R P O I N T S
B E C AU S E T H E IR T H E S A M E S I ZE A N D I N A
S T RA I G H T L I N E . C O L L IN E A R P O I N T S A R E T H R E E O R
M O R E P O I N T S I N A S T RAI GH T L I N E .

COLLINEA
R POINTS

THIS PIZZAS AN EXAMPLE OF AN ACUTE

ANGLE BECAUSE ITS SMALLER THAN A RIGHT
ANGLE. ACUTE ANGLES ARE LESS TH AN 90
DEGREE ANGLES.

ACUTE
ANGLE

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THIS FAN IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN OBTUSE

ANGLE BECAUSE ITS WIDER THAN AN ACUTE
ANGLE. A OBTUSE ANGLE IS BETW EEN 90
AND 180 DEGREES.

OBTUSE
ANGLE

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THIS CLOCK IS AN EXAMPLE OF A RIGHT

ANGLE BECAUSE IT IS AN INTERSECTION OF
TWO PERPENDICUL AR LINES. A RIGHT ANGLE
IS A 90 DEGREE ANGLE.

RIGHT
ANGLE

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THIS CROSS IS A SIGN OF PERPENDICUL AR

LINES BECAUSE IT H AS TWO RIGHT ANGLE.
PERPENDICUL AR LINES ARE 90 DEGREE
ANGLES.

PERPENDIC
ULAR LINES

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THIS ORANGE IS AN EXAMPLE OF

COM PLEMENTARY ANGLES BECAUSE IT IS90
DEGREE ANGLES. COMPLEMENTARY ANGLES
ARE TWO ANGLES THAT SUM UP 90 DEGREE.

COMPLEMEN
TARY
ANGLES

THIS ROAD IS AN EXAMPLE OF SUPPLEMENTARY

AN GL ES BECAUSE THEY ARE 180 DEGREES.
SUPPLEMENTARY ANGLES ARE TWO ANGLES
THAT MAKE UP A SUM OF 180 DEGREES.

SUPPLEMEN
TARY
ANGLES

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THESE SCISSORS ARE AN EXAMPLE OF

VERTICAL ANGLES BECAUSE THEY CROSS
EACH OTHER. VERTICAL ANGLES ARE TWO
ANGLES THAT INTERSECT CROSSWAYS.

VERTICAL
ANGLES