Question

How would you write the name of a segment differently than the name of a line? What symbols would you use?

Answer 1

Explanation:

You can write both the name of a segment and the name of a line using two points; for the line, it is two points on the line; for the segment, it is the two endpoints of the segment.

The symbols we use are different for a segment and a line. Let the points on both the segment and the line be AB. For the segment, we draw a line segment (without endpoints or arrows) over the letters:

$\overline{AB}$

For the line, we draw a line with arrows at each end over the letters:$\overleftrightarrow{AB}$

Answer 2

If the two points of a line segment are A and B, you write it as  AB  with a straight line over the top.    -----
                               AB

If the two points of a line are A and B, you write it as  AB  with a double sided arrow over the top.  <----->
                                   AB

If the two points of a ray are A and B, you write it as  AB  with a one sided arrow over the top (the side with the arrow depends on which way the ray is pointing)
Either:      <-----                 ------>
                  AB       OR        AB