NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 6 - Mathematics - Unit 2: Geometry - True or False Questions
Question 35

Question. 35

If line PQ ∥ line m, then line segment PQ ∥ line m.

Answer:

true

Detailed Answer with Explanation:

  1. Meaning of parallel: Two lines are parallel if they are in the same plane and never meet.

  2. Line vs segment: A line segment is just a part of a line.

    Every point of the segment lies on its line.

    In symbols:

    \(\overline{PQ}\) is a part of line \(PQ\).

    So, \(\overline{PQ} \subset PQ\).

  3. Given: line \(PQ\) is parallel to line \(m\).

    Write it in symbols:

    \(PQ \parallel m\).

  4. Since every point of \(\overline{PQ}\) lies on \(PQ\),

    and \(PQ\) is parallel to \(m\),

    the segment cannot meet \(m\) either.

  5. Therefore, \(\overline{PQ} \parallel m\).

    So the statement is True.

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 6 – Mathematics – Unit 2: Geometry – True or False Questions | Detailed Answers