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Before
Now
Why?
Key Vocabulary
line perpendicular
to a plane
postulate, p. 8
Use Postulates
and Diagrams
You used postulates involving angle and segment measures.
You will use postulates involving points, lines, and planes.
So you can draw the layout of a neighborhood, as in Ex. 39.
In geometry, rules that are accepted without proof are called postulates or
axioms. Rules that are proved are called theorems. Postulates and theorems
are often written in conditional form. Unlike the converse of a definition, the
converse of a postulate or theorem cannot be assumed to be true.
You learned four postulates in Chapter 1.
POSTULATE 1
Ruler Postulate
page 9
POSTULATE 2
page 10
POSTULATE 3
Protractor Postulate
page 24
POSTULATE 4
page 25
Here are seven new postulates involving points, lines, and planes.
POSTULATES
Point, Line, and Plane Postulates
POSTULATE 5
POSTULATE 6
POSTULATE 7
POSTULATE 8
POSTULATE 9
POSTULATE 10
POSTULATE 11
previous courses.
One way to graph a linear equation is to plot two points whose coordinates
satisfy the equation and then connect them with a line. Postulate 5
guarantees that there is exactly one such line. A familiar way to find a
common solution of two linear equations is to graph the lines and find the
coordinates of their intersection. This process is guaranteed to work by
Postulate 7.
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EXAMPLE 1
b.
then
If
then
If
Solution
a. Postulate 7 If two lines intersect, then their intersection is exactly
one point.
b. Postulate 11 If two planes intersect, then their intersection is a line.
EXAMPLE 2
GUIDED PRACTICE
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m
B
n
A
1. Use the diagram in Example 2. Which postulate allows you to say that
CONCEPT SUMMARY
Interpreting a Diagram
When you interpret a diagram, you can only assume information
about size or measure if it is marked.
YOU CAN ASSUME
A
G
B
H
F
C
J
E
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EXAMPLE 3
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Sketch a diagram showing TV intersecting }
PQ at point W, so that }
TW > }
WV.
Solution
AVOID ERRORS
STEP 3 Draw }
PQ through W.
EXAMPLE 4
A
S
}
AB plane S
}
CD plane T
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AF intersects BC at point B.
E
F
Solution
No drawn line connects E, B, and D, so you cannot assume they are collinear.
CD plane T.
With no right angle marked, you cannot assume }
GUIDED PRACTICE
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plane T at BC ?
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2.4
HOMEWORK
KEY
EXERCISES
5 WORKED-OUT SOLUTIONS
on p. WS1 for Exs. 7, 13, and 31
SKILL PRACTICE
1. VOCABULARY Copy and complete: A ? is a line that intersects the
EXAMPLE 1
on p. 97
for Exs. 35
WRITING Explain why you cannot assume BHA > CJA in the
Concept Summary on page 97.
3.
4.
A
A
B
then
If
then
If
6. Postulate 6
7. Postulate 7
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8. Postulate 8
EXAMPLES
3 and 4
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so XY WV . In your diagram, does }
WT have to be congruent to }
TV ?
Explain your reasoning.
on p. 98
for Exs. 910
10.
F
P
A
E
11. Through any three points, there exists exactly one line.
12. A point can be in more than one plane.
13. Any two planes intersect.
2.4 Use Postulates and Diagrams
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true or false.
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17. MN and RP intersect.
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18. RP plane W
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19. JK lies in plane X.
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L
P
N
B
N
C
C
B
25.
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intersecting at point M, AB bisecting }
LN, and DC LN .
27. REASONING Use Postulates 5 and 9 to explain why every plane contains
why there are at least two lines in plane M that contain point X.
29. CHALLENGE Sketch a line m and a point C not on line m. Make a
conjecture about how many planes can be drawn so that line m and
point C lie in the plane. Use postulates to justify your conjecture.
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5 WORKED-OUT SOLUTIONS
on p. WS1
5 STANDARDIZED
TEST PRACTICE
PROBLEM SOLVING
REAL-WORLD SITUATIONS Which postulate is suggested by the photo?
30.
33.
31.
32.
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34. DRAW A DIAGRAM Sketch two lines that intersect, and another line
39.
3UBJECT
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2.4 Use Postulates and Diagrams
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40. MULTI-STEP PROBLEM Copy the figure and label the following points,
that meets the additional condition(s) and another diagram that does not.
42. AED and AEB are right angles.
43. Point E is the midpoint of }
AC .
44. EA and EC are opposite rays. EB and ED are not opposite rays.
45. CHALLENGE Suppose none of the four legs of a chair are the same length.
MIXED REVIEW
PREVIEW
Prepare for
Lesson 2.5
in Exs. 4648.
18
16
16
26
C
R
Line l bisects the segment. Find the indicated length. (p. 15)
49. Find JK.
2x 2 3
J
x 1 10
K
3x 2 8
L
l
2x 1 7
x16
Z
22x
B
56. Two angles form a linear pair. The measure of one angle is 9 times the
measure of the other angle. Find the measure of each angle. (p. 35)
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EXTRA PRACTICE
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Lessons 2.12.4
shows the time of the sunrise on different
days in Galveston, Texas.
Date in
2006
Time of sunrise
(Central Standard Time)
Jan. 1
7:14 A.M.
Feb. 1
7:08 A.M.
Mar. 1
6:45 A.M.
Apr. 1
6:09 A.M.
May 1
5:37 A.M.
June 1
5:20 A.M.
July 1
5:23 A.M.
Aug. 1
5:40 A.M.
the pattern.
1, 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, . . .
4. EXTENDED RESPONSE The graph shows
Sales (dollasr)
300
200
100
0
0
100
600
Wind speed w
(mi/h)
74 w 95
96 w 110
111 w 130
131 w 155
w > 155
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showing PQ intersecting RS at point N. In
your diagram, PNS should be an obtuse
angle. Identify two acute angles in your
diagram. Explain how you know that these
angles are acute.
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