Question

1. what type of lines do the railroad tracks represent in geometry? 2) what do we call a line like the fallen tree that crosses both tracks at an angle?

Explanation:

Question 1

Step1: Recall line types in geometry

In geometry, parallel lines are lines in a plane that do not meet; they are always the same distance apart. Railroad tracks are designed to be equidistant and never meet, so they represent parallel lines.

Step1: Recall line crossing parallel lines

A transversal is a line that intersects two or more other lines (often parallel lines) at distinct points. The fallen tree crosses both railroad tracks (parallel lines) at an angle, so it is a transversal.

Answer:

Parallel lines

Question 2