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What is the difference between, parallel, perpendicular, and skew lines ?

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Parallel lines never intersect. They have the same slope and extend into infinity (picture 1).

Perpendicular lines do intersect. At the intersection point, a 90° angle is formed (picture 2).

Skew lines are neither parallel nor intersecting. They are on different planes (picture 3).
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