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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §12.1 The Position Vector, #41 · Multivariable Calculus · Curves in space

Two lines in space are given by … and

Two lines in space are given by and . Four possibilities: The lines are parallel or the same or intersecting or skew. Decide which is which based on the vectors and and (which goes between the lines):
(a) The lines are parallel if ____ are parallel.
(b) The lines are the same if ____ are parallel.
(c) The lines intersect if ____ are not parallel but ____ lie in the same plane.
(d) The lines are skew if the triple product is ____.

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §12.1 The Position Vector, #41

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