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Directional Line Segment

A directed line segment is a line segment with a starting and ending point. Two directed line segments AB and CD are equivalent if point D is obtained by reflecting point A across the midpoint of line segment BC. This definition and an example are provided to further explain directed line segments and how to determine if two segments are equivalent by finding the appropriate reflection points.

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Directional Line Segment

A directed line segment is a line segment with a starting and ending point. Two directed line segments AB and CD are equivalent if point D is obtained by reflecting point A across the midpoint of line segment BC. This definition and an example are provided to further explain directed line segments and how to determine if two segments are equivalent by finding the appropriate reflection points.

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Directional Line Segment

A. DEFINITIONS OF DIRECTED LINE SEGMENTS


In Euclidean geometry you are familiar with line segments, but the direction of the line
segments is not discussed. Does a line segment have a direction? To answer that question
in this module you studied line segments whose directions are concerned. To understand
more about it, you learn the meaning of a directed line segment through the following
definitions and examples.
Definition 3.5
A directed line segment is a line segment whose one end is called the start and the other
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end is called the end. If A and B are two points, AB is defined as a directed line segment

with a starting point A and an ending point B.


Definition 3.6

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AB  CD (read “AB line segment is equivalent to line segment CD) if P (A) = D with P
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midpoint BC .

To further strengthen your understanding of the meaning of directed line segments, you
can study Example 3.4.

Example 3.4 Given points A, B, C, and F in the Euclidean plane as shown in Figure 3.14.

Painting:

→ →
a) D so that AB CD
→ →
b) E so that AB  EF

Resolution:

→ → →
a) AB CD ,if P(A) = D, with P midpoint BC then point D is obtained by finding
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midpoint BC , you call that point P, then find D so that D = P(A).
→ → →
b) AB  EF , if Q(A) = F, with Q midpoint BE. Since Q(A) = F then Q is the
→ →
midpoint of AF . Because Q is the midpoint BE , , then Q(B) = E. So point E is
→
obtained by finding the midpoint AF , namely point Q, then finding point E so that E

= Q(B).

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