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GEOMETRY • PARALLEL LINES 209

The meeting

point is where

the two non-

parallel lines

would meet if

they carried on

Lines that join up to

make circles can

also be parallel, like

these circles with the

same centre, called

“concentric” circles.

Parallel lines don’t just come in

pairs – more than two lines

can be parallel to each other.

Parallel lines don’t have to be the

same length either.

TRY IT OUT

Are they parallel?

Look at this scene. It’s made

up of several sets of parallel

and non-parallel lines. Can

you spot them all?

Answer on page 320

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