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"Lines are parallel if they do not intersect," prove the above with suitable diagram.

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Let AB and CD be two parallel lines.

If possible, let AB and CD intersect at a point P.

But, two lines in the plane are intersecting lines if they have a common point.

This is a contradiction, because AB and CD are two parallel lines.



Hence, the lines are parallel if they do not intersect.

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