Geometry: Types of lines

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What are the basic building blocks of geometry?

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Points are the basic building blocks of geometry.

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CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

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What type of lines meet at a point?

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Intersecting lines meet at a point.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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What is the term for a straight path that extends infinitely in both directions?

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A line is a straight path that extends infinitely in both directions.

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

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What is a line segment?

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A line segment is a part of a line that has two endpoints.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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What are parallel lines?

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Parallel lines are lines in a plane that never meet and are always the same distance apart.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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What is the difference between intersecting lines and parallel lines?

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Intersecting lines meet at a point, while parallel lines never meet.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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What is a ray in geometry?

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A ray is a part of a line that has one endpoint and extends infinitely in one direction.

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

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What do we call two lines that are perpendicular to each other?

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Perpendicular lines are two lines that intersect at a right angle (90 degrees).

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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What is the term for the distance between two points?

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The distance between two points is called the length.

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

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What is a transversal line?

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A transversal line is a line that intersects two or more lines at different points.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1