Planes Planes and Planes

We dont bend or flex. We are rigid bodies.

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Points | Lines | Planes

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4.105: Planes

PLANES
unique planes
definitionsdefinitions
of uniqueofplanes

3 NON-COLINEAR POINTS
3 non-colinear points

2 CROSSING POINTS
2 crossing lines

2 PARALLEL LINES
2 parallel lines

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/ planes
POINTS / points
LINES/ /lines
PLANES
their projections
and traces
defined bydefined
their by
projections
and traces

POINT
point

LINE

PLANE

line

plane

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lines

LINES
special
cases of
lines
andtraces
their traces
special cases
of lines
and
their

PLUMB OR NORMAL LINE

LEVEL OR FRONTAL LINE

plumb or normal line

level or frontal line

PROFILE LINE
profile line

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PLANES planes
special
cases of and
planes
and their
traces
special cases
of planes
their
traces

PLUMB OR NORMAL LINE

LEVEL OR FRONTAL PLANE

plumb or normal plane

level or frontal plane

RAMP PLANE
ramp plane

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general cases of lines and planes

GENERAL CASES OF LINES AND PLANES

OBLIQUE LINE
oblique line

OBLIQUE PLANE
oblique plane

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intermediate constructions

INTERMEDIATE CONSTRUCTIONS
of an oblique
plane using
two parallel
obliquelines
lines
definition definition
of an oblique
plane using
two parallel
oblique

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intermediate constructions

INTERMEDIATE CONSTRUCTIONS
of an plane
oblique using
plane using
two parallel
oblique
lines
definition definition
of an oblique
two parallel
oblique
lines

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intermediate constructions

INTERMEDIATE CONSTRUCTIONS
of an oblique
plane using
parallel
obliquelines
lines
definitiondefinition
of an oblique
plane using
two two
parallel
oblique

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intermediate constructions

INTERMEDIATE CONSTRUCTIONS
intersection
of two oblique
planes
intersection
of two oblique
planes

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intermediate constructions
INTERMEDIATE
CONSTRUCTIONS
intersection
of two oblique
planes
intersection
of two oblique
planes

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intermediate constructions

INTERMEDIATE CONSTRUCTIONS
intersection
of two oblique
planes
intersection
of two oblique
planes

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intermediate constructions
INTERMEDIATE
CONSTRUCTIONS
of an oblique
plane an
fromoblique
an oblique
planefigure
figure
definition definition
of an oblique
plane from
plane

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intermediate constructions

INTERMEDIATE CONSTRUCTIONS
of an oblique
plane an
fromoblique
an oblique
planefigure
figure
definition definition
of an oblique
plane from
plane

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intermediate constructions
INTERMEDIATE
CONSTRUCTIONS
of an plane
oblique from
plane an
fromoblique
an oblique
planefigure
figure
definition definition
of an oblique
plane

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intermediate constructions

INTERMEDIATE CONSTRUCTIONS
definition
of an plane
obliquefrom
plane an
from
an oblique
plane
figure
definition of
an oblique
oblique
plane
figure

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intermediate constructions
INTERMEDIATE
CONSTRUCTIONS
definition
of an plane
obliquefrom
planean
from
an oblique
plane
figure
definition of
an oblique
oblique
plane
figure

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intermediate constructions

INTERMEDIATE CONSTRUCTIONS
of an oblique
plane an
fromoblique
an oblique
planefigure
figure
definition definition
of an oblique
plane from
plane

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intermediate constructions
INTERMEDIATE
CONSTRUCTIONS
of an oblique
plane an
fromoblique
an oblique
planefigure
figure
definition definition
of an oblique
plane from
plane

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