Parallel Lines Research Paper
Amanda Cox
9/27/17
Write an essay describing the properties of Parallel Lines. Describe how you would construct parallel lines. Parallel lines are rarely found in nature (in the strictest sense) but are used extensively in human designs. Describe objects that you see in everyday life that incorporate parallel lines.
The properties of Parallel lines are that they are in the same plane, then never touch/intersect, and the angle between them never decreases or increases. According to mathisfun.com, a cool way to remember that these things is: “Parallel lines have so much in common. It's a shame they will never meet!” The properties of Parallel lines are what makes them so unique. For example, comparing them to perpendicular lines (we often …show more content…
Then, swing the compass from both of these new points of intersection , on either side of the line, to form 2 new points.
Connect these 3 points, and now you have 2 parallel lines! The original line and the most recently made are parallel with each other. This is because you formed 2 perpendicular lines, which are 90 degrees each. The 90 degrees x2 equals 180 degrees, therefore producing parallel lines.
When you are constructing parallel lines, there a lot of steps that go into it but the basic criteria needed is to have no increasing or decreasing of the angle between them, they must never touch or intersect, and they must be in/on the same plane.
Objects that we see in everyday life that incorporate parallel lines are book bindings, the sides on pieces of paper, office cubicles, and basically almost anything that has a square or a rectangle or is a square or a rectangle. We do not really see just straight-up parallel lines in nature because it would really be only two straight lines that don’t serve any purpose and parallel lines are also just not very common in nature because it is not natural for nature to make anything that mathematically perfect. Books, paper, and cubicles serve a purpose in our society and parallel lines are just incorporated into the design of these purposeful objects. According to beyondtraditionalmath.wordpress.com, other examples of objects that have parallel lines incorporated that can be found in our society or nature are railroad tracks, rug edges, human legs, and lines on some ceilings
9/27/17
Write an essay describing the properties of Parallel Lines. Describe how you would construct parallel lines. Parallel lines are rarely found in nature (in the strictest sense) but are used extensively in human designs. Describe objects that you see in everyday life that incorporate parallel lines.
The properties of Parallel lines are that they are in the same plane, then never touch/intersect, and the angle between them never decreases or increases. According to mathisfun.com, a cool way to remember that these things is: “Parallel lines have so much in common. It's a shame they will never meet!” The properties of Parallel lines are what makes them so unique. For example, comparing them to perpendicular lines (we often …show more content…
Then, swing the compass from both of these new points of intersection , on either side of the line, to form 2 new points.
Connect these 3 points, and now you have 2 parallel lines! The original line and the most recently made are parallel with each other. This is because you formed 2 perpendicular lines, which are 90 degrees each. The 90 degrees x2 equals 180 degrees, therefore producing parallel lines.
When you are constructing parallel lines, there a lot of steps that go into it but the basic criteria needed is to have no increasing or decreasing of the angle between them, they must never touch or intersect, and they must be in/on the same plane.
Objects that we see in everyday life that incorporate parallel lines are book bindings, the sides on pieces of paper, office cubicles, and basically almost anything that has a square or a rectangle or is a square or a rectangle. We do not really see just straight-up parallel lines in nature because it would really be only two straight lines that don’t serve any purpose and parallel lines are also just not very common in nature because it is not natural for nature to make anything that mathematically perfect. Books, paper, and cubicles serve a purpose in our society and parallel lines are just incorporated into the design of these purposeful objects. According to beyondtraditionalmath.wordpress.com, other examples of objects that have parallel lines incorporated that can be found in our society or nature are railroad tracks, rug edges, human legs, and lines on some ceilings