Undefined Terms, Definitions, Postulates, Segments, and Angles Section 2.1
Definitions Postulates Theorems Geometry, as an axiomatic system, begins with a small set of undefined terms that can be described and builds through the addition of definitions and postulates to the point where mathematical theorems can be proven. -Statements of meaning. -Our simplest and most fundamental statements. Given without proof. -These are the statements that we will prove.
Since we haven t established any defined terms yet, the first terms we introduce must be undefined. But they can be described. Point Line Plane Space A circular dot that is shrunk until it has no size. A wire of points stretched as tightly as possible. A sheet of paper of points with no thickness and extending infinitely in all directions. DEFINED as the set of all points.
Postulate 2.1 Every line contains at least two distinct points. A B
Postulate 2.2 Two Points are contained in one and only one line. Not Possible B A Postulate 2.2 suggests that all lines are straight because otherwise more than one line could be drawn through two points (not possible).
Postulate 2.3 If two points are in a plane, then the line containing these points is also in the plane, and since the line is straight, the plane is flat. Not Possible B A This postulate suggests a connection between the straightness of lines and the flatness of planes.
Collinear Points are said to be collinear if there is a line containing all the points and noncollinear if there is no line that contains all the points. A B D C What set of points in the diagram are collinear and noncollinear?
Postulate 2.4 Three noncollinear points are contained in one and only one plane, and every plane contains at least three noncollinear points. C A B
Postulate 2.5 In space, there exist at least four points that are not all coplanar. This postulate assures us that space is not just a single plane; that space is three-dimensional. D C A B
The Ruler Postulate (2.6) Every line can be made into an exact copy of the real number line using a 1-1 correspondence (superimposing the number line directly onto the line). The real number associated with a point on the line is called the coordinate of that point. A B -3-2 -1 0 1 2 3 We measure distances between points using the coordinates of the points. We define the distance from A to B as the nonnegative difference between their coordinates. In the figure, the distance from A to B is 3 - (-2) = 5
If A and B are two points on a line, then the line segment determined by the endpoints A and B is written AB or BA. The length of the line segment, written as AB (without the bar), is the distance from A to B. Two segments are said to be congruent if they have the same length. B C A AB CD AB CD D
A portion of a line that has one endpoint and extends indefinitely in one direction is called a ray. A Ray AB B
Angles and Their Measure Two line segments or rays meeting at a common endpoint form an angle. The common endpoint is called the vertex (plural vertices) of the angle and the segments or rays are called the sides. BAC B A C The protractor postulate is the angle version of the ruler postulate. You can superimpose a protractor on an angle and measure it in degrees in the same way that you can superimpose a ruler onto a line.
Angles and Their Measure A BAC 0 30 B E DEF 0 30 D C F m BAC m DEF BAC DEF
Types of Angles Type of Angle Measure in Degrees Acute Between 0 and 90 Right Exactly 90 Obtuse Between 90 and 180 Straight Exactly 180 Reflex Between 180 and 360 Two angles that have the same measure are said to be congruent. Two angles whose sum is 90 degrees are said to be complementary. Two angles whose sum is 180 degrees are said to be supplementary. Two angles who share a common vertex and side are said to be adjacent.
Types of Angles 28 62 Adjacent Complementary angles Complementary angles need not be adjacent. 28 152 Adjacent Supplementary angles (also called a linear pair) Supplementary angles also need not be adjacent.
Polygons - an enclosure composed of line segments Number of Sides 3 Type of Polygon Triangle 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 n Quadrilateral Pentagon Hexagon Heptagon Octagon Nonagon Decagon N-gon
Types of Triangles -triangles can be classified in terms of their sides or angles Angles Sides Equilateral (or regular) Isosceles Scalene Acute three acute angles Right one right angle Obtuse one obtuse angle Equiangular three congruent angles
Types of Quadrilaterals _ Square (or regular) _ Rectangle Rhombus _ > > > > > > _ Parallelogram opposite sides parallel Trapezoid one pair of opposite sides parallel Isosceles Trapezoid Kite two pairs of adjacent sides congruent
height Polyhedra (plural) -An enclosed portion of space (without holes), composed of polygonal regions. Prisms are the most common type of polyhedron (singular). base base edge lateral face lateral edge Rectangular Bases Triangular Bases
height Polyhedra (plural) -An enclosed portion of space (without holes), composed of polygonal regions. height Right Hexagonal Regular Prism Oblique Hexagonal Regular Prism Right Triangular Prism Oblique Triangular Prism A prisms height is measured by the perpendicular distance between bases.
Polyhedra (plural) -An enclosed portion of space (without holes), composed of polygonal regions. Another type of polyhedron is the pyramid. Apex height Slant height Equilateral (Regular) Triangular Right Pyramid Square (Regular) Right Pyramid Hexagonal Oblique Regular Pyramid (the base is a regular hexagon)
Polyhedra (plural) -if all the faces are regular polygons of the exact same size and shape these are called regular polyhedra. Greek mathematicians discovered that only five exist: A soccer ball is an example of a semiregular polyhedron, as it composed of two different regular polygons as faces. Which are they?