document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1012993>Question 1012993</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Explain the difference between a line, a line segment, and a ray. Is it possible to estimate the length of any of these figures? If so, tell which ones and why </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A line is of infinite length, the image of a linear equation,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "whose absolute distance between two points equals the measured distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "along the figure between the all points.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A line segment is the distance between two points on a line.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A ray is the portion of the infinite line between a given point and the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "corresponding infinity in the given direction.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A line expands infinitely in two directions<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A line segment has two ends.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A ray has one fixed end and continue indefinitely in the other direction </SPAN>\n" );
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