Lines and Planes

Parallel Lines and Planes

Relationship Between Two Lines

1.
2.
3.
4.

Parallel
Perpendicular
Intersecting
Skew

Parallel Lines
Concept:
If lines are parallel
in space, they will
appear parallel in
any view taken of
them.
In general, lines
which are parallel in
two adjacent views
are PARALLEL.

A
C

R
R1
HRP

R2

R3

FRP

R2
B

R1
C

D
R3

ARP1
FRP

Parallel Lines
Exception:
when lines
appear to be
parallel to a
principal plane,
but NOT to each
other.

B
C

HRP
FRP

D
ARP1
FRP

Parallel Lines
B
D

Exception:
when lines
appear to be
parallel to a
principal plane,
but NOT to each
other.

HRP
A

FRP

C
ARP1
FRP

Parallel Lines
2
D

Ex. Construct
line 12 that is
parallel to
line CD

HRP
1

FRP

D
2
ARP1
FRP

Line Parallel to a Plane

E
A
C

B
D

HRP
FRP

Concept:
A line is parallel to a
plane if it appears
parallel to, at least,
one line in that plane.
This relationship can
be determined in
only two adjacent
views UNLESS both
lines appear parallel
to a principal plane.

FRP
B

A
E

Line Parallel to a Plane

E

R4

R
HRP

R5

R1

R2

R3
ARP
FRP

If by inspection there
are no parallel lines,
draw a line contained
in the plane that is
parallel to the given
line.

FRP

R2

R5

E
C

R3

D
R1

R4

Line Parallel to a Plane

2
C

Exception:
when lines
appear to be
parallel to a
principal plane,
but NOT to each
other.

1
HRP

FRP
C

C
1

E
ARP1
FRP

D
2

D
2

Plane Parallel to Another Plane

3

Concept:
Planes are parallel to
each other if two
lines contained in one
plane is parallel to
two lines in another
plane.

A
2
B
HRP

FRP

AB//23
AC//13
Triangle ABC//Triangle 123

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3