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Geometry

Chapter 1

Lesson 1-1

Example 1 Name Lines and Planes


Use the figure to name each of the following.
a. 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.

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MN

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NM

MO

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OM

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NO

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ON

b. 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.
plane MNP plane MOP plane NOP
The letters of each of these names can be reordered to create other acceptable names for this
plane. For example, MNP can also be written as MPN, NPM, NMP, PMN and PNM. In all,
there are 18 different three-letter names for this plane.

Example 2 Model Points, Lines, and Planes


VISUALIZATION Name the geometric shapes
modeled by the picture.
The paint drop in the center of the flower models
point A.
The stem of the flower models segment DC.
The grass line models line BC.
The canvas models plane BCD.

Example 3 Draw Geometric Figures


Draw and label a figure for each relationship.
a. 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
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AB or CD .

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CD
AB
Graph each point and draw
and
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Label the intersection point as E.
There are an infinite number of points that are
coplanar with A, B, C, D, and E, but are not
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collinear with AB or CD . In the graph, one such
point is G(3, 1).

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b.
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XW lies in plane P and contains point Y.
Draw a surface to represent plane P and label it.
Draw a line anywhere on the plane.
Draw dots on the line for points X and W.
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Since XW contains Y point Y lies on XW .
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Draw a dot on XW and label it Y.

Example 4 Interpret Drawings


a. How many planes appear in this figure?
There are four planes: plane M, plane XYZ,
plane ZTY, plane XTY
b. Name three points that are collinear.
Points Y, Q, and Z are collinear.
c. Are points X, Y, Z and P coplanar? Explain.
Points X, Z, and P lie in plane M but point Y does
not lie in plane M. Thus, they are not coplanar.
Points X, Y, and Z lie in a plane, but point P does
not lie in plane XYZ.
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d. At what point do PR and TZ intersect?
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PR and TZ do not intersect. TZ lies in plane M
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but only point P of PR lies in M.

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