Parallel, perpendicular, skew lines

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What are parallel lines?

Back

Lines that never intersect and are always the same distance apart.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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What are perpendicular lines?

Back

Lines that intersect at a right angle (90 degrees).

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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What are skew lines?

Back

Lines that do not intersect and are not parallel, often in different planes.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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Name a property of parallel lines.

Back

They have the same slope in a coordinate plane.

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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How can you identify perpendicular lines in a graph?

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They have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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What is the relationship between intersecting lines?

Back

They cross each other at one or more points.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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If line A is parallel to line B, what can be said about their angles when intersected by a transversal?

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Corresponding angles are equal.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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What is a transversal line?

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A line that intersects two or more lines at different points.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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Can two lines be both parallel and perpendicular?

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No, two lines cannot be both parallel and perpendicular at the same time.

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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What is the angle formed by perpendicular lines?

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90 degrees.

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CCSS.4.G.A.1