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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Defining Terms

Question 1 • (A. Costello)WCA 5324 Geometry 1st Nine Weeks 26-27

Which defines ray?

Answer
A
a piece of a line with two endpoints
B
all points equidistant from a given point
C
two line segments with a common endpoint
D
a piece of a line that starts at the endpoint and extends indefinitely in one direction

Explanation

A ray has one endpoint and continues forever in one direction. Choice D describes exactly that. A piece of a line with two endpoints is a line segment, while all points equidistant from a point form a circle.

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