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Lines
Observe the drawing on the right.
It is similar to what you have drawn in Activity 1
part (b), but without the points and the letters of
the alphabet.
They are called lines.
Lines:
(i) are straight
(ii) have no thickness, and
(iii) can be drawn in both directions without end.
Since we cannot draw lines without end in our copybook, we draw only a part of a line.
Lines can be drawn in different orientations.
Some examples of lines are given below:
We can also name lines. For example, the part of the line below, which joins point A to point
Bis called AB .
A B