What Are Parallel Lines?

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Parallel lines will never, ever meet

Parallel lines have the same slope. This means that they'll never, ever intersect, no matter how far they stretch out.

In the image below, the lines that share a color (red, cyan, or yellow) are parallel and will never intersect with each other. They do intersect with lines that aren't parallel to them, though!

Type a concept, like “slope” or “photosynthesis”.

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