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Parallel Lines

Parallel Lines By : Jen, Lazar, Zach, Meron The definition of parallel lines is: Two line segments that never intersect. Parallel lines are used commonly in math. There are a big part of graphing and shapes. There are many different types of parallel lines. They are used in many types of angles when cut by a transversal. The angles are alternate interior angles, same side interior angles, corresponding angles, and vertical angles. In order to do problems involving parallel lines you should know that they need to have the same slope. The types of problems that you could encounter when experiencing parallel lines could be graphing problems such as slope. You also will see them when identifying certain quadrilaterals such as parallelograms, trapezoids, squares, rectangles, rhombus’s, etc. Some common mistakes with parallel lines could lead to misidentifying the lines. One example is if you do not calculate the slope of parallel lines correctly. You could mistake the lines for being parallel when they are not or vise versa. Also lines could look parallel but in reality not be which is a common mistake made.