Skew Lines

Vector, parametric, and symmetric form

Shortest distance

By finding the cross-product of the vectors describing the two lines and projecting a line connecting a point on each line onto that vector

<p>It states that if three skew lines all meet three other skew lines, then any transversal of the first three will meet any transversal of the other three</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By checking if the lines are neither parallel nor intersecting</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Skew lines are lines that are not parallel and do not intersect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Skew lines are most easily spotted when in diagrams of three-dimensional figures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The conditions for skew lines are: 1) They are not parallel, 2) They do not intersect, and 3) They are not coplanar.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In two dimensions, lines that are not parallel must intersect because they only have two dimensions to move in and they can never escape an intersection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Skew lines exist in three dimensions and are described that way mathematically.</p> Signup and view all the answers