Types of lines

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What are parallel lines?

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

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What are intersecting lines?

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Lines that cross each other at one point.

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What are perpendicular lines?

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

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What is a line segment?

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A part of a line that has two endpoints.

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What is a ray?

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A part of a line that has one endpoint and extends infinitely in one direction.

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What is a point in geometry?

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A specific location in space that has no size or dimension.

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How do you represent a line segment in geometric notation?

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How do you represent a ray in geometric notation?

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Using one endpoint and extending in one direction, for example, @@ ightarrow{AB}@@.

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What is the difference between a line and a line segment?

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A line extends infinitely in both directions, while a line segment has two endpoints.

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What does it mean for lines to be skew?

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Lines that do not intersect and are not parallel, often found in three-dimensional space.

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