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2006-10-24 17:01:52 · 7 answers · asked by good_enuff2 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Lines can continue forever(in theory) exp... <--------------->
the "<" and ">" stand for a continued part... or no end to the line. if it has dots at the end, it is a segment... it could mean it is part of another shape or a line that ends... like a stick. O--------------O
2006-10-24 17:05:15 · answer #1 · answered by answer-seeker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm thinking a segment is PART of a line.
In geometry, I seem to remember having trouble with this concept. Planes and lines are infinate. A segment is a line that has been assigned a beginning and end.
2006-10-25 00:37:15 · answer #2 · answered by CrazyChick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A line goes off to infinity in both directions
a segment is just a piece of a line with a fixed length
2006-10-25 00:03:26 · answer #3 · answered by Mech_Eng 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Line goes to infinity while line segment ends that the given points.
For lines, the arrows are drawn to express that, while segments have points at the end.
e.g. <--> is a line and goes to infinityyy __
e.g Ao--oB is a segment, and labeled AB
And please, only a third-grader would say: "Let's see how many know this"?
Our abilities are beyond comprehension.
2006-10-25 00:03:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A segment is only a part of a line.
2006-10-25 00:06:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a line is infinite, a segment is a defined lenth of the line
2006-10-25 00:05:22 · answer #6 · answered by Syd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a segment has end points
2006-10-25 00:05:29 · answer #7 · answered by ravenwood4455 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋