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Parallel or Not?

Author:Tim Brzezinski

Here, we have a picture of two lines that never intersect.

Here, we have a picture of two lines that never intersect.

Does this mean the lines in the pic above are parallel? What do you think? Explain why or why not.

The two lines shown below never intersect. Move any one (or more) of the 3 points to make them "look" parallel to each other.

What do you notice now?

Parallel lines are are always located

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If two lines do not intersect and they are not parallel lines, they are said to be skew lines. Given this, skew lines must always be located

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The two lines shown below never intersect. Move any one (or more) of the 3 points to make them parallel to each other.

The two lines shown below never intersect. Move any one (or more) of the 3 points to make them skew.

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