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Which of the following statements correctly explains the difference between a line and line segment?
A-a line travels forever in both directions and a line segment has a definite beginning and end
B-a line has two letters to name it and a line segment needs only one
C-a line cannot have a line segment
D-a line cannot intersect a line segment
6 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Letter A-a line travels forever in both directions and a line segment has a definite beginning and end .
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- zealot144Lv 51 decade ago
None is correct.
A) Lines do not "travel". The mathematically theoretical "line" referred to in the question "exists" infinitely in both directions, though the use of the word "direction" is misleading.
Segments are portions, but a segment of an infinite line may also be infinite (as, "one half" of an infinite line is also infinite).
B) A line segment as described may have two distinct ends that could be designated by letters, but may not. neither can be described with a single letter.
C) All lines have an infinity of segments.
D) All lines can intersect other lines, and the point of intersection can be described as a point on any number of portions, or "segments" of that line.
Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_(geometry) - Anonymous1 decade ago
A
In my geometry course, we didnt call it a "line segment"... we just called it a "segment".
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