Points, Lines and Planes

Objectives

Identify, name, and draw points, lines,

segments, rays, and planes.

Apply basic facts about points, lines, and

planes.
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Vocabulary

undefined term point

line plane
collinear coplanar
segment endpoint
ray opposite rays
postulate
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The most basic figures in geometry are

undefined terms, which cannot be
defined by using other figures.

Point These are the

Line building blocks
Plane of geometry
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Vocabulary
● A Point is simply a location
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Vocabulary
● A Line is made up of points and has no thickness or
width. Points on the same line are said to be collinear.

D
C
B
A

These points are collinear

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Vocabulary

A Plane is a flat surface made up of points. Points that

lie on the same plane are said to be coplanar. A plane
has no depth and extends infinitely in all directions.
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Example 1 – Name Lines and Planes

A line containing point N

The line can be named as line c.
There are three points on the line. Any two of the
points can be used to name the line.
MN NM MO OM NO

A c
O

N
M
P
Example 2 – Name Lines and Planes

A plane containing points P and M

• The plane can be named as plane A.
• You can also use the letters of any three
noncollinear points to name the plane.
• Examples: plane MNP plane MOP plane NOP.
• There are 18 different 3-letter names for this plane.

A c
O

N
M
P
Example 3 – Draw Geometric Figures
ALGEBRA Lines AB and CD intersect at E for A(-4, 3),
B(2, -1), C(2, 4) and D(-4, -2) on a coordinate plane. Point
G is coplanar with these points, but not collinear with AB
or CD .
5

C
4

A 3

1
G

-6 -4 -2 2 4 6

-1
B
D
-2

-3

-4

-5
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lies in plane P and contains point Y

P X

W
Example 5 – Draw Geometric Figures
a. How many planes appear in this figure?

Q
T
P

X Z
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b. Name three points that are collinear.

Q
T
P

X Z
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c. Are points X, Y, Z, and P coplanar? Explain.

Q
T
P

X Z
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d. At what point do lines PR and TZ intersect?

Q
T
P

X Z
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Example 7 – Draw Geometric Figures
Draw and label each of the following.

A. a segment with endpoints M and N.

B. opposite rays with a common endpoint T.

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Example 8 – Draw Geometric Figures

Draw and label a ray with endpoint M that contains N.

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A postulate, or axiom, is a statement

that is accepted as true without proof.
Postulates about points, lines, and
planes help describe geometric
properties.
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Example 9
Name a line that passes through two points.
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Example 10
Name a plane that contains three noncollinear points.
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Example 11 - Representing Intersections

A. Sketch two lines intersecting in exactly one point.

B. Sketch a figure that shows a line that lies in a plane.

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Example 12 - Representing Intersections

Sketch a figure that shows two lines intersect in one point

in a plane, but only one of the lines lies in the plane.
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Example 13

1. Two opposite rays.

2. A point on BC.

3. The intersection of plane N and plane T.

4. A plane containing E, D, and B.

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Example 14
Draw each of the following.
A line intersecting a plane at one point

A ray with endpoint P that passes through Q