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Hey everyone!

Thank you for tuning into my blog. Today's blog is going to be the foundation of Geometry. In high school, I was always super bad at math. I didn't know how to solve anything really. Now, going back to school and relearning everything I already forgot has been super interesting. I've been looking into all the new and old terms that we are talking about and I think to myself, "Wow, I can't believe I'm understanding it now at 23 years old!"

Now, onto Geometry!

The bases of Geometry is learning what lines, points, and planes are.

A point is a specific location. It does not have any size. A point is a small dot that is represented by a capital letter.

A line is a series of points that extends in two opposite directions without an end. A line always has two little arrows at the ends of it. That shows that the line will go on forever. A line and a line segment are two different types of lines. A line segment has to points at the end of each part. That shows that the line is a certain length. A ray is the part of a line consisting of one endpoint and all the points of the line on one side of the endpoint.

A plane is a flat surface that extends in all directions without end and has no thickness.

To determine what is a plane, line, or a point, we look at how the shape is made and how the lines are or are not connected. Here's an image that would have all three:

With Geometry, it's not just lines, planes, and points. There are other things to consider like if the line is a ray, are the lines collinear, and if the lines are coplanar.



Collinear points are points that lie on the same line. There can be times where lines are not collinear. That's when the points do not lie on the same line. Two lines that are not on the same line would be parallel lines.

Geometry can get a little tricky, but with knowing the terms, we can figure out how to solve any problem!

Here's a really cool link that can help you study for any type of Geometry test or if you just want some practice. :)

Thanks for tuning in!