Introduction to Geometry

Geometry
The word "geometry "
comes from two Greek
words
geo and metron meaning "earth measuring."
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Millenium Park Sir Norman Foster
Fallingwaters
Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright

Point, Lines, Planes

 GEOMETRY’S
UNDEFINED TERMS
POINT
LINE
PLANE
 POINT
A point is a_______,
or a_____.
 POINT
A point is not a physical
object – you can not
touch it, feel it, or even
see it.
 POINT
A point has no size.
 POINT
A point can be represented by
a dot.
 POINT
A point is named by using an
“upper-case” “block” letter.

EXAMPLE: P

This figure would be called “point P”.

 POINT
EXAMPLE 2:
X

This figure would be

called “point X”.
 LINE
 A line is a set of points that
extends infinitely in 2
opposite directions.
What does “infinitely” mean ?
NEVER-ENDING
(Goes on forever.)
 LINE
Why does it
EXAMPLE: have arrows on
both ends ?
TO SHOW THAT IT
EXTENDS
INFINITELY IN
BOTH (OPPOSITE)
DIRECTIONS
 NAMING A LINE
There are 2 ways:
1.Use the names of (any) two
points on the line.
What name(s)
Example: can we give to
X this line?
P
Line ___or line____
 NAMING A LINE
There are 2 ways:
2. Use a “lower-case” “cursive” letter
(located near one of the arrows).
Example: What name
can we give
to this line?
 NAMING A LINE
There are 2 ways:
1. Use the names of (any) two
points on the line. PX
EXAMPLE: line PX (OR USE A “SYMBOL” FOR
LINE AND WRITE IT ABOVE THE LETTERS.)
2. Use a “lower-case” “cursive” letter
(located near one of the arrows).
EXAMPLE: line ____
 How many names does this
line have?
K
R G
There are 7 different names that you could
use to name this line.
They are:
 Let’s try again.
How many names does this line have?

X t
N
F
There are 7 different names that you could
use to name this line.
They are:
 ONE MORE TIME.
How many names does this line have?

N
C Y
T
There are 12 different names that you could
use to name this line.
They are:
 PLANE
 A plane is a “flat surface” – a
set of points that extends
infinitely in 2 dimensions.
What does “dimension” mean ?
________,_______,__________
.
A plane is infinitely long and infinitely
wide, but it has no height (or depth).
 PLANE
A plane can be drawn
(represented) by a four sided
figure known as a parallelogram.
 PLANE
A plane can be named by a single
“upper-case” “block” letter (written
near a corner of the plane).
What is the name
of this plane?
Q
Plane Q
or □Q
What is the name of this plane?

R N
ANSWER:
T _______
F

WHY CAN’T IT BE CALLED PLANE R or T or N ?