What are Skew Lines?

What are Skew Lines?

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Ever heard of skew lines? They're pretty cool! Take a look at this tutorial and you'll be introduced to skew lines.

Keywords:

  • definition
  • skew
  • skew lines
  • lines
  • line
  • intersect
  • intersecting lines
  • parallel
  • different planes
  • plane
  • don't intersect
  • never intersect
  • no intersection
  • do not intersect

Background Tutorials

  • Distinguish between undefined terms, definitions, postulates, conjectures, and theorems

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      What is a Plane?

      You can't learn everything about math without seeing planes. Did you know that there are rules for naming a plane? This tutorial introduces you to planes and shows you how to name them. Take a look!

Further Exploration

  • Use the constructions of congruent segments, congruent angles, angle bisectors, and perpendicular bisectors to make conjectures about geometric relationships

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      Perpendicular lines have a special property. The angles formed by perpendicular lines will always be the same. Check out this tutorial to learn about perpendicular lines and see a cool trick involving these special lines!