What is transversal?

In geometry, a transversal is a line that passes through two lines in the same plane at two distinct points. Transversals are important in establishing whether two other lines in a plane are parallel. 

The red line t is the transversal. The blue and black lines are parallel as the interior alternate angles are equal

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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