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Can a pair of lines be both parallel and skew?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 4/28/2022

No. Parallel has a specific meaning. For lines to be parallel, they have to lie in a common plane, but not touch each other. If they are skew, they still don't touch each other, but they now do not lie in a common plane.

More specifically, skew lines, by definition, are not co-planar.

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Skew lines are not parallel. Parallel lines are across from each other in some way and are exactly parallel.

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