SOLUTION: If two lines have different gradients they must intersect? I dont know if this is true or false or if its sometimes true help would be appreciated

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Question 1039566: If two lines have different gradients they must intersect?
I dont know if this is true or false or if its sometimes true
help would be appreciated

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the two lines have different gradients (aka slopes), then the lines must intersect at exactly one point. So the answer here is True.

Consider the opposite case: if the lines have the same gradient and different y intercepts, then they are parallel lines that never cross.