Transversal (āĻā§āĻĻāĻ āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻž)
A line that intersects two or more lines at distinct points is called a transversal.
āĻāĻāĻž āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻžāĻ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāϤāĻā§ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§āϤ āĻā§āĻĻ āĻā§°ā§, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āϤāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻĻāĻ āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻž (Transversal) āĻŦā§āϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

In the figure, line (t) is a transversal to lines (l) and (m).
āĻāĻŋāϤā§ā§°āϤ, (t) āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻž (l) āĻā§°ā§ (m) āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĻāĻ āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻžāĨ¤
Note: A transversal cuts two or more lines at distinct points. āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĻāĻ āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāϤāĻā§ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§āϤ āĻā§āĻĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
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MCQs: Transversal
1. What is a transversal ? / āĻā§āĻĻāĻ āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻž (Transversal) āĻāĻŋ ?
(a) A line parallel to another line (b) A line that intersects two or more lines at distinct points (c) A curved line (d) A ray
Ans: (b) A line that intersects two or more lines at distinct points
2. How many angles are formed when a transversal cuts two lines ? / āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĻāĻ āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŖ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 10Ans: (c) 8
3. In the figure, line ttt is a ______ to lines lll and mmm. / āĻāĻŋāϤā§ā§°āϤ, ttt āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻž lll āĻā§°ā§ mmm-ā§° ______āĨ¤
(a) Parallel line (b) Transversal (c) Ray (d) Line segment
Ans: (b) Transversal
4. A transversal intersects two or more lines at ______ points. / āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĻāĻ āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϤāĻžāϤāĻā§ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻžāĻ ______ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§āϤ āĻā§āĻĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
(a) Same (b) Distinct (c) Infinite (d) Equal
Ans: (b) Distinct
5. Which of the following is true about a transversal ? / āĻā§āĻĻāĻ āϏ⧰āϞ⧰ā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ ?
(a) It never intersects any line (b) It intersects only one line (c) It intersects two or more lines at distinct points (d) It is always parallel to other lines
Ans: (c) It intersects two or more lines at distinct points