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A '''line segment''' is a finite, unbroken portion of a [[line]] (lines extend infinitely in both directions). For example, the [[real line]] extends through all the real numbers from negative [[infinity]] to positive [[infinity]]. A line segment of the real line is more commonly known as an [[interval]], ''[a,b]'' for some real numbers ''a≤b''. | A '''line segment''' is a finite, unbroken portion of a [[line]] (lines extend infinitely in both directions). For example, the [[real line]] extends through all the real numbers from negative [[infinity]] to positive [[infinity]]. A line segment of the real line is more commonly known as an [[interval]], ''[a,b]'' for some real numbers ''a≤b''. | ||
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| + | * A line segment is the set of all points that lie on the line between two given points. The two given points are called the end points of the line segment. [http://strader.cehd.tamu.edu/Mathematics/Geometry/PolygonLesson/Details/line_segment.html] | ||
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Revision as of 01:42, July 17, 2008
A line segment is a finite, unbroken portion of a line (lines extend infinitely in both directions). For example, the real line extends through all the real numbers from negative infinity to positive infinity. A line segment of the real line is more commonly known as an interval, [a,b] for some real numbers a≤b.
- A line segment is the set of all points that lie on the line between two given points. The two given points are called the end points of the line segment. [1]