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If two lines are perpendicular to the same line are they perpendicular to each other?

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depending on the space you're considering, it would be SOMETIMES true. But usually, the 2 lines would be parralel.

What i'm saying is, that in an euclidian space, the 2 lines would be parallel. In another kind of space, the two lines could be anything...

for example: look at how longitude and lattitude are represented on a globe : they are "lines"... 2 sets of perpendicular lines...

Now look at what happens in the poles : all lines intersect! (therefore, they're not parallel, and not necessarily perpendicular either)

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no

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