Problem #1

Given six infinite straight lines in the plane, no three through the same point, what are the possible numbers of intersection points? For example, with three lines, the possibilities are 0 (three parallel lines), 2 (two parallel lines and a transversal), or 3 (no lines parallel). Note that 1 cannot occur because of the restriction that no three lines pass through the same point.

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