1. use the diagram to answer the following questions.
a) how many points appear in the figure? 5
b) how many lines appear in the figure? ______
c) how many planes appear in the figure? ______
d) name a line containing point v. ______________
e) name the intersection of lines a and b. ______________
f) give another name for line b. ______________
g) name three non - collinear points. ____________________
h) give another name for plane d. ____________________
answer the following questions

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### Part b)
# Explanation:
## Step1: Identify lines from the diagram
Looking at the diagram, we can see two lines: one passing through points $ V, W, X $ (let's call this line $ a $) and another passing through points $ Y, W, Z $ (let's call this line $ b $). Wait, no, actually, let's count again. Wait, the diagram has two lines? Wait, no, line $ a $ has points $ V, W, X $ and line $ b $ has points $ Y, W, Z $? Wait, no, maybe I miscounted. Wait, the diagram: points $ V, W, X $ are on one line (line $ a $), and points $ Y, W, Z $ are on another line (line $ b $)? Wait, no, actually, let's look at the arrows. Line $ a $ has direction from $ V $ through $ W $ to $ X $, and line $ b $ has direction from $ Y $ through $ W $ to $ Z $. So there are two lines? Wait, no, wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, the problem: how many lines? Let's see, a line is a straight path with no endpoints. So in the diagram, we have two lines? Wait, no, line $ a $ (with points $ V, W, X $) and line $ b $ (with points $ Y, W, Z $)? Wait, no, actually, let's count the distinct lines. Each line is determined by two points (or more, but distinct lines). So line $ a $ (passing through $ V, W, X $) and line $ b $ (passing through $ Y, W, Z $)? Wait, no, that's two lines? Wait, no, wait, maybe there are two lines? Wait, no, let's check again. The diagram shows two lines intersecting at $ W $. So line 1: $ V - W - X $, line 2: $ Y - W - Z $. So that's two lines? Wait, no, wait, maybe I'm wrong. Wait, the answer for part a) is 5 points: $ V, W, X, Y, Z $. So for part b), the number of lines: let's see, each line is a set of collinear points. So line $ VWX $ (line $ a $) and line $ YWZ $ (line $ b $)? Wait, no, that's two lines? Wait, no, maybe there are two lines? Wait, no, wait, the diagram: the two lines are $ a $ (with $ V, W, X $) and $ b $ (with $ Y, W, Z $)? So that's two lines? Wait, no, wait, maybe I miscounted. Wait, no, the correct count: in the diagram, there are two lines? Wait, no, wait, let's think again. A line is defined by two points, but here we have two lines intersecting at $ W $. So line 1: $ V, W, X $ (line $ a $), line 2: $ Y, W, Z $ (line $ b $). So that's two lines? Wait, no, wait, maybe the answer is 2? Wait, no, wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, the problem: how many lines appear in the figure? Let's see the diagram again (as per the user's image: points $ V, W, X $ on one line (line $ a $), points $ Y, W, Z $ on another line (line $ b $), and the plane $ D $. So the lines are line $ a $ (containing $ V, W, X $) and line $ b $ (containing $ Y, W, Z $). So that's two lines? Wait, no, wait, maybe there are two lines? Wait, no, wait, the answer should be 2? Wait, no, wait, maybe I'm wrong. Wait, let's check the standard way: in a diagram with two intersecting lines, the number of lines is 2. So part b) answer is 2? Wait, no, wait, maybe I miscounted. Wait, the points are $ V, W, X, Y, Z $. So line 1: $ V, W, X $; line 2: $ Y, W, Z $. So two lines. So part b) answer is 2.

## Step2: Confirm
Yes, two lines: one through $ V, W, X $ (line $ a $) and one through $ Y, W, Z $ (line $ b $).

# Answer: 2

### Part c)
# Explanation:
## Step1: Identify planes from the diagram
A plane is a flat surface that extends infinitely. In the diagram, there is only one plane, which is plane $ D $ (the parallelogram - shaped figure). All the points and lines lie on this plane.

## Step2: Confirm
Since all the points ($ V, W, X, Y, Z $) and lines (line $ a $, line $ b $) are on the same flat surface (plane $ D $), there is only 1 plane.

# Answer: 1

### Part d)
# Explanation:
## Step1: Identify the line containing point $ V $
Looking at the diagram, point $ V $ is on line $ a $ (which also contains points $ W $ and $ X $). So the line containing $ V $ is line $ a $ (or we can name it by its points, like line $ VW $, line $ WX $, or line $ VX $, but the most direct is line $ a $ or line $ VWX $).

## Step2: Confirm
From the diagram, line $ a $ passes through $ V $, $ W $, and $ X $. So a line containing $ V $ is line $ a $ (or line $ VX $, line $ VW $, etc.).

# Answer: Line $ a $ (or Line $ VX $, Line $ VW $, etc.)

### Part e)
# Explanation:
## Step1: Find the intersection of lines $ a $ and $ b $
Lines $ a $ and $ b $ intersect at point $ W $ (from the diagram: line $ a $ has points $ V, W, X $; line $ b $ has points $ Y, W, Z $; they meet at $ W $).

## Step2: Confirm
The intersection of two lines is the point where they cross, which is $ W $.

# Answer: Point $ W $

### Part f)
# Explanation:
## Step1: Find another name for line $ b $
Line $ b $ contains points $ Y, W, Z $. So we can name it by any two of these points, like line $ YZ $, line $ YW $, or line $ WZ $.

## Step2: Confirm
Line $ b $ passes through $ Y $, $ W $, and $ Z $, so another name is line $ YZ $ (or line $ YW $, line $ WZ $).

# Answer: Line $ YZ $ (or Line $ YW $, Line $ WZ $)

### Part g)
# Explanation:
## Step1: Identify non - collinear points
Non - collinear points are points that do not lie on the same line. For example, $ V $, $ Y $, $ Z $: $ V $ is on line $ a $, $ Y $ and $ Z $ are on line $ b $, and $ V $ is not on line $ b $, $ Y $ and $ Z $ are not on line $ a $, so they are non - collinear. Another example: $ V $, $ Y $, $ W $? Wait, no, $ V $, $ W $ are on line $ a $, $ Y $, $ W $ are on line $ b $, so $ V $, $ Y $, $ W $ are not all on the same line? Wait, no, $ V $ is on line $ a $, $ Y $ is on line $ b $, $ W $ is the intersection. Wait, actually, three non - collinear points can be $ V $, $ Y $, $ Z $; or $ V $, $ X $, $ Y $; or $ X $, $ Y $, $ Z $, etc. Let's take $ V $, $ Y $, $ Z $: $ V $ is on line $ a $, $ Y $ and $ Z $ are on line $ b $, and $ V $ is not on line $ b $, so they are not collinear.

## Step2: Confirm
Check if they lie on a single line. $ V $ is on line $ a $, $ Y $ and $ Z $ are on line $ b $, and line $ a
eq $ line $ b $, so $ V $, $ Y $, $ Z $ are non - collinear.

# Answer: $ V $, $ Y $, $ Z $ (or other valid combinations like $ V $, $ X $, $ Y $, etc.)

### Part h)
# Explanation:
## Step1: Find another name for plane $ D $
A plane can be named by three non - collinear points on it. From the diagram, points $ V $, $ Y $, $ Z $ are on plane $ D $ (or any three non - collinear points like $ V $, $ W $, $ Y $, etc.). So we can name plane $ D $ as plane $ VYZ $ (or plane $ VWX $, plane $ VYW $, etc., as long as the points are non - collinear and on the plane).

## Step2: Confirm
Since plane $ D $ contains points $ V $, $ Y $, $ Z $ (and other points), we can name it using these three non - collinear points.

# Answer: Plane $ VYZ $ (or other valid names using three non - collinear points on the plane)

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Explanation:

Part b)

Step1: Identify lines from the diagram

Step2: Confirm

Step1: Identify planes from the diagram

Step2: Confirm

Step1: Identify the line containing point \( V \)

Step2: Confirm

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Part c)