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Projective plane

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Lines can meet in new ways.

Railroad-Tracks-Perspective.jpg
Railroad-Tracks-Perspective.jpg
Some lines look like they touch far away. In this math, every line meets. No lines stay apart. This helps us see shapes. It is very neat! Can you see the lines meet?
fano plane with colored lines.svg
fano plane with colored lines.svg

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File:finite_projective_planes.svg
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File:Railroad-Tracks-Perspective.jpg
Railroad-Tracks-Perspective.jpg
File:Moulton plane2.svg
Moulton plane2.svg
File:fano_plane_with_colored_lines.svg
fano_plane_with_colored_lines.svg
File:Degenerate planes wec.svg
Degenerate planes wec.svg
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