If we join two points, we get line segment.

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We write line segment AB as (AB)  or (BA)  

Here, points A and B are the end points of the line segment.

 

Line

A line extends in definitely in both directions.

Line, ray, Line segment - Part 2

A line as no end point.

We write line  AB  as (AB) 

 

Ray

Ray is a line with one end-point.

Line, ray, Line segment - Part 3

Here AB is a ray.

It can extend from point B, but point A is fixed.

We write it as (AB) 

 

Similarly,

(PQ) is a ray

Line, ray, Line segment - Part 4

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Davneet Singh has done his B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has been teaching from the past 13 years. He provides courses for Maths, Science, Social Science, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science at Teachoo.