SUBSETS

OF A LINE
 Line Segment
• A line segment is a piece of a line
that has two distinct endpoints
• a line segment doesn't extend
infinitely
• it is with a measurable length
 Line Segment

A N

AN is a line segment
In symbols, AN or NA
 Line Segment

DC is a line segment
A D C N H

AD is a line CN is a line
segment segment
A D C N H

AD is a line segment and a

subset of AH
 Ray
• A ray has exactly one
endpoint -called its origin -
and extends infinitely in the
other direction.
 Ray

X Y

This is ray XY and written as XY

in symbols.
 Ray

X Z Y

This is ray XY and written as XY in

symbols. We can also name it as
XZ and ZY.
 Ray

D F O

This ray can be named as

DF, FO, and DO
EXERCISES
Which of the following
is a line segment?

C
A B
 Which of the
following is a ray?

C
A B
 Name other line
segments contained in
EQ.

E C D R Q T V

EC CD RQ ER DQ

DR ED CR CQ
 Name other rays
contained in ET.

E C D R Q T V

EC CD RQ ER DQ
DR ED CR CQ EQ
ET CT DT RT QT
 Congruent
Segments
• Congruent segments are
simply line segments that are
equal in length. Congruent
means equal.
• We indicate that two line segments are
congruent by using the congruence symbol.
• In geometrical figures, two segments
are shown to be congruent by
marking them with the same
number of small perpendicular
marks.
 Given that the spaces between
consecutive points are equal,
name pairs of congruent
segments

I L O V E M A T H

IL ≅ LO IL ≅ EM IL ≅ TH
IL ≅ OV IL ≅ MA
IL ≅ VE IL ≅ AT
 Given that the spaces between
consecutive points are equal,
name pairs of congruent
segments

I L O V E M A T H

IO ≅ OE
IO ≅ EA
IO ≅ AH