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What is the first step in constructing a congruent segment?
It is to label two points.Wrong answer! You need to draw a ray first, Here is the official Steps:Step one: Draw a Ray with endpoint CStep two: Use the Compass to measure the length of Point A and BStep three: Use the same compass setting, put the compass point on point C.Then draw an arc that intersects the ray. THEN Label the points of intersection D.
What is a line with a dot at one end and an arrow at the other end?
A line with a dot at one end and an arrow at the other end is called a ray in geometry. A ray has a starting point (the dot) and extends infinitely in one direction (towards the arrow). It is often denoted by naming the starting point and any other point on the ray, such as "ray AB" if A is the starting point and B is another point on the ray. Rays are commonly used in geometric constructions and proofs.
What is a portion of a line that extends from one point infinitely in one direction?
A Ray.
A point on a line and all points of the line to one side of it?
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What is the geometric definition of a ray?
Strictly speaking, a "ray" is in the family of lines and line segments. A line is defined as a one-dimensional object of infinite length with no well-defined endpoints (since "infinity" isn't a well-defined value). It's the 1-D analogue to a plane or a space. A line segment is the finite equivalent of a line. A ray is a bit stranger: it's infinite in length, but has one well-defined end-point, where the ray originates. They show up a lot in classical optics because if nothing interrupts it, a light ray is created at some point and then continues forever.
