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Skew lines

math Maturity 7-9

Some lines do not meet.

Rectangular parallelepiped.png
Rectangular parallelepiped.png
They do not go the same way. They are not side by side. They live in a big space. This helps us see them. Can you find lines like this?
Nested hyperboloids.png
Nested hyperboloids.png

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 12.4 | Vital Level 5