Math Tools Used in Geometry

A transformation in which a graph or geometric figure is picked up and moved to another  location without any change in size or orientation.

• Translation

• Rotation

• Reflection

• Dilation

Determine where X' would be if you translated X 3 units to the left and 9 units down.

• (-4, 4)

• (-10, 2)

• (-4, -5)

• (-1, 5)

A ________ is described as a location.

• point

• line

• plane

• collinear points

A _____ is described as a straight, continuous arrangement of an infinite number of points.

• point

• line

• plane

• collinear points

These are points that are all located on the same line.

• coplanar lines

• points

• collinear points

• skew lines

This is described as a flat surface.

• point

• lines

• plane

• skew lines

These are lines that do not intersect and are not parallel.

• Skew lines

• Perpendicular lines

• Coplanar lines

• Collinear points

Part of a line that begins with a single point and extends infinitely in one direction is a _______.

• Segment

• Line

• Plane

• Ray

A part of a line that includes two endpoints and all the collinear points in between is a ______________.

• Line Segment

• Ray Segment

• Collinear Points

• Line

Congruent line segments _______________.

• Are two or more line segments of equal measure.

• Are two or more shapes of equal size.

• Are line segments on the same line.

• Have nothing in common.