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Chapter 2: Lines And Angles > Line Segment

Line Segment

Fold a piece of paper and unfold it. Do you see a crease? This gives the idea of a line segment. It has two end points, A and B.

Line Segment AB

Mark any two points A and B on a sheet of paper. Try to connect A to B by various routes.

What is the shortest route from A to B?

This shortest path from Point A to Point B (including A and B) as shown here is called the line segment from A to B. It is denoted by either AB or BA. The points A and B are called the points of the line segment AB.

Below, select any two random points and join the points to make a line segment.