In the adjoining figure, name
(i) four line segments;
(ii) four rays;
(iii) two non-intersecting line segments.
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(i)
$\bar{P R} T h i s i s b e c a u s e i t h a s t w o e n d p o i n t s P a n d R . \bar{Q S} T h i s i s b e c a u s e i t h a s t w o e n d p o i n t s Q a n d S . \bar{P Q} T h i s i s b e c a u s e i t h a s t w o e n d p o i n t s P a n d Q . \bar{R S} T h i s i s b e c a u s e i t h a s t w o e n d p o i n t s R a n d S .$

(ii)
$\vec{P A} T h i s i s b e c a u s e i t h a s o n l y o n e e n d p o i n t, i . e . P . \vec{R B} T h i s i s b e c a u s e i t h a s o n l y o n e e n d p o i n t, i . e . R . \vec{Q C} T h i s i s b e c a u s e i t h a s o n l y o n e e n d p o i n t, i . e . Q . \vec{S D} T h i s i s b e c a u s e i t h a s o n l y o n e e n d p o i n t, i . e . S .$

(iii)
$\bar{P R} a n d \bar{Q S} a r e t h e t w o n o n - i n t e r s e c t i n g l i n e s e g m e n t s a s t h e y d o n o t h a v e a n y p o i n t i n c o m m o n .$

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