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In [[Euclidean geometry]]:
In [[Euclidean geometry]]:


'''Perpendicular''' refers to the line which extends from a line and forms a [[right angle (geometry)|rights angle]] to the line.
'''Perpendicular''' refers to the line which extends from a line and forms a [[right angle (geometry)|rights angle]] to the line.

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Diagram showing the perpendicular (in bright red)

In Euclidean geometry:

Perpendicular refers to the line which extends from a line and forms a rights angle to the line.