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Two lines perpendicular to a third line are _ perpendicular to each other .

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Two lines perpendicular to a third line are NEVER perpendicular to each other.

When a line is perpendicular to another, it intersects such that it is 90 degrees turned.
(I'll provide a picture showing what I mean)

If two lines are perpendicular to the same line, that means that those two lines are parallel, since they share the same slope.
-T.B.
Two lines perpendicular to a third line are _ perpendicular to each other .-example-1
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they are not perpendicular to each other. Instead they are parallel

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