Parallel Lines from Points

A moving point P maintains an equal distance from two parallel lines. Which of the following does the locus of P belong to?

• A circle

• A straight line

• Two parallel lines

• Two perpendicular lines

The set of points (locus) at a given distance from a straight line is _______.

• a circle

• one straight line

• two intersecting lines

• two parallel lines

Given two parallel straight lines AB and CD which are 2 cm apart, which of the following dotted lines may represent the locus of a point P such that it is equidistant from AB and CD?

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Parallel Lines never intersect because...

• they have the same slopes. 

• they have the same y-intercept.

• they have different slopes.

• they have different y-intercepts. 

If two lines are cut by a transversal and the alternate interior angles are congruent, what can be concluded about the two lines?

• The lines are perpendicular.

• The lines are parallel.

• The lines intersect at one point.

• No conclusion can be drawn.

Which property do parallel lines NOT share?

• Equal slopes

• Equidistant from each other at all points

• Intersecting at a 90-degree angle

• Never intersecting

If a system of equations has no solution, what does the graph look like? 

• intersecting lines

• parallel lines

• skew lines

• intersecting lines

What is this picture representing?

• Parallel Lines

• Perpendicular lines

• Congruent Segments

• Angle

Coplanar lines that do not intersect.

• Parallel Lines

• Perpendicular Lines

• Congruent Segments

• Parallel Planes