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"Collinear" means "on the same straight line".

Two points are always collinear, because you can always draw a straight line
between any two points. Three points may or may not be collinear.

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For two points to be collinear they must be on the same line and you must be able to draw a straight line to connect them.Ê Working with collinear lines is common in geometry.

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