Two straight lines on a flat surface
Only two things can happen
Draw two straight lines on paper. They either cross somewhere, or they never cross at all.
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Parallel and Intersecting Lines · Class 7 Mathematics · Ganita Prakash
English 3 topics 105 leveled MCQs 51 flashcards 5 games Free
Shared by a Veda teacher · Generated with Veda AI · Oct 2026
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Intersecting lines
Crossing happens once
Lines that cross are intersecting, and the place they meet is the point of intersection.
What parallel really claims
Parallel is a promise about for ever
Parallel lines never cross, however far they are extended in either direction.
What a transversal is
A third line across the other two
Draw two lines, then a third that cuts across both. The third is a transversal.
What the figure contains
Eight angles, not four
The transversal crosses each line, and every crossing makes four angles, so there are eight in all.
Why the names work at all
Named by position, not size
The names describe where an angle sits, not how big it is.
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1
Lines that meet, and lines that never do
Two straight lines on a flat surface either cross once or never cross at all. At a crossing, neighbouring angles add to 180 degrees and facing angles are equal, so one angle fixes all four. When all four are 90 the lines…
- Two straight lines on a flat surface cross once or never cross.
- Lines that cross are intersecting, and they cross at most once.
- Parallel means never crossing, however far either is extended.
~35 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
2
The transversal, and corresponding angles
A transversal cuts across two lines and makes eight angles, four at each crossing. Angles in matching positions at the two crossings are corresponding. When the lines are parallel those pairs are equal, while co-interior…
- A transversal is any line cutting across two others; parallel is not required.
- The figure holds eight angles, four at each crossing.
- Angle names describe position, which is why they survive a lopsided figure.
~40 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
3
Alternate angles, and parallel illusions
Alternate angles lie between the two lines on opposite sides of the transversal, and are equal when the lines are parallel. Position decides the relationship: between and opposite are equal, between and same side add to…
- Alternate angles lie between the lines on opposite sides of the transversal.
- Co-interior angles lie between the lines on the same side.
- Alternate angles are equal when the two lines are parallel.
~45 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
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105 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
Two straight lines are drawn on one flat sheet and extended as far as the sheet allows, so only two outcomes are possible. On a flat surface two straight lines can
Beginner
A cross twice at most
B cross as often as they like
C cross once or never cross
D only ever be parallel
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cross once or never cross
There is no third possibility.
Two lines are drawn so that they meet at a point somewhere on the sheet, and that pair has a name. Lines that cross each other are called
Beginner
A parallel lines instead
B intersecting lines
C gently curved lines
D lines of equal length
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intersecting lines
The place they meet is the point of intersection.
Two straight lines can cross at most
Beginner
A twice
B three times
C any number of times
D once
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once
Crossing twice would require them to bend.
Two lines are drawn so that extending either of them for ever would still not bring them together. Lines that never cross are called
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A perpendicular lines
B intersecting lines
C opposite lines
D parallel lines
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parallel lines
The claim is about for ever, not about so far.
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