2. Essential Questions
• How do you identify and use basic
postulates about points, lines, and planes?
• How do you write paragraph proofs?
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4. Vocabulary
1. P o s t u la t e : A statement that is accepted to be true
without proof
2. Axiom:
3. Proof:
4. Theorem:
5. Deductive Argument:
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5. Vocabulary
1. P o s t u la t e : A statement that is accepted to be true
without proof
2. Axiom: Another name for a postulate
3. Proof:
4. Theorem:
5. Deductive Argument:
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6. Vocabulary
1. P o s t u la t e : A statement that is accepted to be true
without proof
2. Axiom: Another name for a postulate
3. P r o o f: A logical argument made up of statements
that are supported by another statement that is
accepted as true
4. Theorem:
5. Deductive Argument:
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7. Vocabulary
1. P o s t u la t e : A statement that is accepted to be true
without proof
2. Axiom: Another name for a postulate
3. P r o o f: A logical argument made up of statements
that are supported by another statement that is
accepted as true
4. T h e o r e m : A statement or conjecture that has been
proven true
5. Deductive Argument:
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8. Vocabulary
1. P o s t u la t e : A statement that is accepted to be true
without proof
2. Axiom: Another name for a postulate
3. P r o o f: A logical argument made up of statements
that are supported by another statement that is
accepted as true
4. Theorem:
A statement or conjecture that has been
A logical chain of statements
proven true
5. Deductive Argument:
that link the given to what you are trying to prove
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10. Vocabulary
6. P a r a g r a p h P r o o f : When a paragraph is written to
logically explain why a given conjecture is true
7. Informal Proof:
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11. Vocabulary
6. P a r a g r a p h P r o o f : When a paragraph is written to
logically explain why a given conjecture is true
7. I n fo r m a l P r o o f : Another name for a paragraph
proof as it allows for free writing to provide the
logical explanation
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12. Harkening back to
Chapter 1
Old ideas about points, lines, and planes are now
postulates!
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13. Harkening back to
Chapter 1
Old ideas about points, lines, and planes are now
postulates!
2.1: Through any two points, there is exactly one line.
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14. Harkening back to
Chapter 1
Old ideas about points, lines, and planes are now
postulates!
2.1: Through any two points, there is exactly one line.
2.2: Through any three noncollinear points, there is exactly
one plane.
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15. Harkening back to
Chapter 1
Old ideas about points, lines, and planes are now
postulates!
2.1: Through any two points, there is exactly one line.
2.2: Through any three noncollinear points, there is exactly
one plane.
2.3: A line contains at least two points.
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16. Harkening back to
Chapter 1
Old ideas about points, lines, and planes are now
postulates!
2.1: Through any two points, there is exactly one line.
2.2: Through any three noncollinear points, there is exactly
one plane.
2.3: A line contains at least two points.
2.4: A plane contains at least three noncollinear points.
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17. Harkening back to
Chapter 1
Old ideas about points, lines, and planes are now
postulates!
2.1: Through any two points, there is exactly one line.
2.2: Through any three noncollinear points, there is exactly
one plane.
2.3: A line contains at least two points.
2.4: A plane contains at least three noncollinear points.
2.5: If two points lie in a plane, then the entire line
containing those points lies in the plane.
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18. Harkening back to
Chapter 1
Old ideas about points, lines, and planes are now
postulates!
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19. Harkening back to
Chapter 1
Old ideas about points, lines, and planes are now
postulates!
2.6: If two lines intersect, then their intersection is exactly
one point.
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20. Harkening back to
Chapter 1
Old ideas about points, lines, and planes are now
postulates!
2.6: If two lines intersect, then their intersection is exactly
one point.
2.7: If two planes intersect, then their intersection is a line.
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21. Example 1
Determine whether the statement is always, sometimes, or
never true.
a. Points E and F are contained by exactly one line.
b. There is exactly one plane that contains points A, B, and
C.
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22. Example 1
Determine whether the statement is always, sometimes, or
never true.
a. Points E and F are contained by exactly one line.
Always true
b. There is exactly one plane that contains points A, B, and
C.
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23. Example 1
Determine whether the statement is always, sometimes, or
never true.
a. Points E and F are contained by exactly one line.
Always true
Only one line can be drawn through any two points
b. There is exactly one plane that contains points A, B, and
C.
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24. Example 1
Determine whether the statement is always, sometimes, or
never true.
a. Points E and F are contained by exactly one line.
Always true
Only one line can be drawn through any two points
b. There is exactly one plane that contains points A, B, and
C.
Sometimes true
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25. Example 1
Determine whether the statement is always, sometimes, or
never true.
a. Points E and F are contained by exactly one line.
Always true
Only one line can be drawn through any two points
b. There is exactly one plane that contains points A, B, and
C.
Sometimes true
If the three points are collinear, then an infinite number
planes can be drawn. If they are noncollinear, then it is true.
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26. Example 1
Determine whether the statement is always, sometimes, or
never true.
c. Planes R and T intersect at point P.
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27. Example 1
Determine whether the statement is always, sometimes, or
never true.
c. Planes R and T intersect at point P.
Never true
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28. Example 1
Determine whether the statement is always, sometimes, or
never true.
c. Planes R and T intersect at point P.
Never true
Two planes intersect in a line
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29. Example 2
Given that AC intersects CD, write a paragraph proof to
show that A, C, and D determine a plane.
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30. Example 2
Given that AC intersects CD, write a paragraph proof to
show that A, C, and D determine a plane.
Since the two lines intersect, they must intersect at
point C as two lines intersect in exactly one point.
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31. Example 2
Given that AC intersects CD, write a paragraph proof to
show that A, C, and D determine a plane.
Since the two lines intersect, they must intersect at
point C as two lines intersect in exactly one point.
Points A and D are on different lines, so A, C, and D
are noncollinear by definition of noncollinear.
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32. Example 2
Given that AC intersects CD, write a paragraph proof to
show that A, C, and D determine a plane.
Since the two lines intersect, they must intersect at
point C as two lines intersect in exactly one point.
Points A and D are on different lines, so A, C, and D
are noncollinear by definition of noncollinear.
Since three noncollinear points determine exactly one
plane, points A, C, and D determine a plane.
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33. Example 3
Given that M is the midpoint of XY, write a paragraph
proof to show that XM ≅ MY.
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34. Example 3
Given that M is the midpoint of XY, write a paragraph
proof to show that XM ≅ MY.
If M is the midpoint of XY, then by the definition of
midpoint, XM = MY. Since they have the same measure, we
know that, by the definition of congruence, XM ≅ MY.
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35. Example 3
Given that M is the midpoint of XY, write a paragraph
proof to show that XM ≅ MY.
If M is the midpoint of XY, then by the definition of
midpoint, XM = MY. Since they have the same measure, we
know that, by the definition of congruence, XM ≅ MY.
Theorem 2.1 (Midpoint Theorem):
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36. Example 3
Given that M is the midpoint of XY, write a paragraph
proof to show that XM ≅ MY.
If M is the midpoint of XY, then by the definition of
midpoint, XM = MY. Since they have the same measure, we
know that, by the definition of congruence, XM ≅ MY.
Theo r e m 2 . 1 ( M id p o i n t T h e o r e m ) : If M is the midpoint of
XY, then XM ≅ MY.
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38. Problem Set
p. 128 #1-41 odd
“The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until
I knew it as such without a single doubt.” - Rene Descartes
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