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Parallel and perpendicular lines
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What
are
parallel
lines
?
Parallel
lines
are lines that always stay the same distance apart from each other. They will never
meet.
What
are
perpendicular
lines
?
Perpendicular
lines
are lines that meet at
right
angles
.
What
are
intersecting
lines
?
Intersecting
lines
are lines that meet or cross each other. They share a common point called the
point
of
intersection
.
Perpendicular
lines intersect each other at
90
°
angles.
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