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POINT
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LINE
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PLANE
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COLLINEAR POINTS
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NONCOLLINEAR POINTS

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COPLANAR POINTS
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Point - is an exact location in space.

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Line – is an arrangement of points that

extends infinitely in opposite directions.

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Plane – is a flat surface that extends in all

directions.
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Collinear points – points that lie on the

same line.

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Noncollinear points – points that that do

not contain on the same line.

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Coplanar points - points that lie on the

same plane.
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INTERSECTION

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SPACE
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STRAIGHT-LINE POSTULATE

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POINTS-EXISTENCE POSTULATE

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FLAT PLANE POSTULATE

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PLANE POSTULATE
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Intersection – the set of points that is

common to both figures.
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Space – the set of all points

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Straight-Line Postulate: Two points are

contained in exactly one line.
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Points-Existence Postulate: Every line

contains at least two distinct points.

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Flat plane Postulate: Two points are in a

plane, then the line containing the
points are in the same plane.

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Plane Postulate: Three noncollinear points

are contained in exactly one plan
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LINE-INTERSCTION POSTULATE

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PLANE-INTERSECTION POSTULATE

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LINE SEGMENT
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RAY
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ANGLE
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CONGRUENTS SEGMENTS
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Line- Intersection Postulate: Two lines

intersect, then their intersection is a point.
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Plane Intersection Postulate: Two planes

intersect, then their intersection is a
line.
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A line segment is a subset of a line. It has
two endpoints.

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A ray starts at one point and continues

infinitely in one direction.

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An angle is the figure formed by two rays,
called the sides of the angle, sharing a
common endpoint, called the vertex of the
angle.

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Congruent Segments
Two segments 𝐴𝐵̅̅̅̅ and 𝐶𝐷̅̅̅̅ are congruent,
denoted by 𝐴𝐵̅̅̅̅ ≅ 𝐶𝐷̅̅̅̅ , if and only if
their measures are equal, that is AB = CD.
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MIDPOINT OF A SEGMENT

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BISECTOR OF SEGMENT

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ANGLE BISECTOR

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SSS (Side-Side-Side) Congruence Postulate

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SAS (Side-Angle-Side) Congruence
Postulate

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ASA (Angle-Side-Angle) Congruence

Postulate
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Midpoint of a Segment is a point that
divides the segment into two congruent
segments.
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Bisector of Segment is a line, segment, ray
or plane that intersects the segment
at its midpoint.
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Angle Bisector is a ray that divides an

angle into two congruent angles.
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SSS (Side-Side-Side) Congruence Postulate

If the three sides of one triangle are congruent to the three sides of
another triangle, then
the triangles are congruent.
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SAS (Side-Angle-Side) Congruence Postulate
If the two sides and an included angle of one triangle are
congruent to the corresponding two sides and the included
angle of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent.

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ASA (Angle-Side-Angle) Congruence Postulate
If the two angles and the included side of one triangle are
congruent to the corresponding two angles and an included
side of another triangle, then the triangles are
congruent.