Quiz One Extras

Question 0

What is one thing about a point?

Answer 0

It has no size

Question 1

Why do we study geometry?

Answer 1

To better understand God’s created world
To learn to reason/think better
To communicate better
To apply it to our hobbies and careers
To appreciate beauty and structure
To continue a study of mathematics in high school and beyond
To do well on achievement tests and college entrance exams

Question 2

Describe a line

Answer 2

It is infinitely thin and long.
It has no length or thickness
It is strait.
It is a set of points

Question 3

Describe a plane

Answer 3

Flat
Infinite number of points
Infinitely thin
Goes on forever

Question 4

What is another word for postulate?

Answer 4

Axiom

Question 5

What are 4 postulates?

Answer 5

Through any two points there is exactly one line.
If two lines intersect, then they intersect in exactly one point.
If two planes intersect, then they intersect in exactly one line.
Through any three not collinear points, there is exactly one plane.

Question 6

What is the ruler postulate?

Answer 6

The points on a line can be paired with real numbers so that the distance between any two points is the absolute value of the difference of the coordinates

Question 7

What does congruent mean?

Answer 7

Same size, same shape

Question 8

What is the segment addition postulate?

Answer 8

If B is between A and C, then AB+BC=AC

Question 9

What does a midpoint do?

Answer 9

Bisects a segment