SOLUTION: What is the maximum number of intersections two parallel lines can make? My answer is zero. I am not sure if this is a trick question. . Thanks!

SOLUTION: What is the maximum number of intersections two parallel lines can make? My answer is zero. I am not sure if this is a trick question. . Thanks!

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Question 978618: What is the maximum number of intersections two parallel lines can make?
My answer is zero. I am not sure if this is a trick question. .
Thanks!
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Zero. They don't intersect.
The only other possibility is infinite, should they be the same line. Some will consider the same line parallel, but that is splitting hairs, and zero is the best answer.
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