Investigating Geometry: Lines

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May 2006

Lesson 2-3: Pairs of Lines

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The student will be able to determine if a pair of lines are parallel, perpendicular, skew or oblique.

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  1. The figure shown is a 3-dimensional object (rectangular based prism).

  2. Using the segment tool, segment tool, construct FOUR edges of the prism that are neither parallel nor perpendicular to segment AE.
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The building code in Lineton, Virginia, requires that the slope of a stairway cannot be steeper than 0.85. The stairs in Bob Brown´s home measure 12 inches deep and 8 inches high. Do the stairs in his home meet the code requirements? How does slope relate to this problem?

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