SOLUTION: If two lines are both perpendicular to the same line, then they are parallel. is this statement, always, sometimes, or never true.

Question 381892: If two lines are both perpendicular to the same line, then they are parallel.
is this statement, always, sometimes, or never true.
Found 2 solutions by ccrox, robertb:
Answer by ccrox(11) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Never true bcuz if its perpendicular it means they cross
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a proven statement, or a theorem in euclidean geometry: Two lines both perpendicular to the same line are parallel. (Always true.)

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