State, true or false :
(i) A line segment 4 cm long can have only 2000 points in it.
(ii) A ray has one end point and a line segment has two end-points.
(iii) A line segment is the shortest distance between any two given points.
(iv) An infinite number of straight lines can be drawn through a given point.
(v) Write the number of end points in
(a) a line segment AB
(b) a ray AB
(c) a line AB
(vi) Out of $\overleftrightarrow{AB}, \overrightarrow{AB}, \overleftarrow{AB} \text{ and } \overline{AB}$, which one has a fixed length ?
(vii) How many rays can be drawn through a fixed point O ?
(viii) How many lines can be drawn through three
(a) collinear points ?
(b) non-collinear points ?
(ix) Is 40° the complement of 60° ?
(x) Is 45° the supplement of 45° ?
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(i) False. A line segment, however small, contains an infinite number of points in it.
(ii) True. A ray has only one end point (its starting point) and a line segment has two end points.
(iii) True. Of all the paths joining two given points, the line segment joining them is the shortest.
(iv) True. Through a single given point an infinite number of straight lines can be drawn.
(v) (a) A line segment AB has 2 end points.
(b) A ray AB has 1 end point.
(c) A line AB has 0 end points.
(vi) A line and a ray extend endlessly, so their lengths are not fixed. Only a line segment has a definite length.
Hence, $\overline{AB}$ has a fixed length.
(vii) Infinite. An infinite number of rays can be drawn through a fixed point O.
(viii) (a) Through three collinear points, only 1 line can be drawn.
(b) Through three non-collinear points, 3 lines can be drawn.
(ix) 40° + 60° = 100° ≠ 90°.
Hence, 40° is not the complement of 60°.
(x) 45° + 45° = 90° ≠ 180°.
Hence, 45° is not the supplement of 45°.













































