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Constructing Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Quick Check
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Which statement is true for all parallel lines?(1 point)
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Parallel lines have the same slope.
Parallel lines have the same slope.

Parallel lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other.
Parallel lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other.

Parallel lines have slopes that are undefined.
Parallel lines have slopes that are undefined.

Parallel lines have a slope of zero.

Answer 1

The correct statement for all parallel lines is:

**Parallel lines have the same slope.**

This is the defining characteristic of parallel lines in the context of coordinate geometry. They never intersect and thus have identical slopes.