Sign of parallelism of a line and a plane

Lecture






Theorem

If a straight line that does not belong to a plane is parallel to any straight line in this plane, then it is also parallel to the plane itself.

  Sign of parallelism of a line and a plane

Evidence

Let α be a plane, a not a line lying in it, and a1 a straight line in the plane α parallel to a. Draw the plane α1 through the lines a and a1. The planes α and α1 intersect along the straight line a1. If the line a intersected the plane α, then the intersection point would belong to the line a1. But this is impossible, since the lines a and a1 are parallel. Consequently, the line a does not intersect the plane α, and therefore is parallel to the plane α. The theorem is proved.
created: 2014-10-05
updated: 2026-03-09
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