Question

Planes M and N intersect at line d. 3 lines are shown. Line b is on plane M and is vertical. It forms a right angle with line d. Line a on plane M and is diagonal and goes down and to the right through line d. Line c is on plane N and goes down and to the left.
Which are lines that will intersect?

Which are perpendicular lines?

Which are skew lines?

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To analyze the relationships between lines a, b, and c in the context of planes M and N intersecting at line d, let's define the characteristics of each line:

1. **Lines that will intersect**:
- Line a and line c will intersect where they cross each other (since line a is on plane M and line c is on plane N).
- Both lines a and c intersect line d as they both are affecting that line in their respective planes. Since line d is the intersection line of planes M and N, they share this common point.

2. **Perpendicular lines**:
- Line b is described as vertical and forming a right angle with line d. Therefore, line b is perpendicular to line d.
- If line b is vertical and lines a and d are inclined, they would not be perpendicular to each other, and the same applies for line c unless otherwise specified.

3. **Skew lines**:
- Lines a and b cannot be skew because they are in the same plane (plane M) and line b is vertical on that plane while line a is diagonal. Thus, they would intersect at line d.
- Line b and line c are also not skew lines because they exist on different planes and do not intersect (as they are in different planes), making them skew lines.
- Line a and line c are also not skew since they intersect at line d.

In summary:
- **Intersecting lines**: Lines a and c (and also with line d).
- **Perpendicular lines**: Line b and line d.
- **Skew lines**: Line b and line c (and also line a and line c as they go in different directions).

This analysis assumes the given descriptions accurately represent the relationships between these lines.

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