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First, it needs to be a line segment: a line is infinitely long and so has no midpoint.
Suppose the line to be bisected is AB. Place the point of a pair of compasses at A with an arc which is greater than half AB. Draw arcs above and below the line segment. Then, move the compass point to B and without changing the arc width, draw fresh arcs to intercept the previous ones at points X and Y. The intersection of the line segment XY and AB is the midpoint of AB.
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To construct the midpoint of a given line, use a compass to draw arcs on both ends of the line that intersect the line. Next, use a straight edge to draw a line connecting the two intersection points of the arcs. This line will pass through the midpoint of the original line.
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What does mid point mean in geometry?
It is the mid-point of a line segment that has end points
What is part of a line that is between two endpoints?
The mid-point
How do you find one endpoint if you know the other and the midpoint?
midpoint is given by the formula (x1 +x2) /2 and (y1 +y2) /2 where (x1 ,y1 )and (x2 ,y2) are the end points of the line segment .so if one end point and mid point is given the other end point can be calculated .
Why bisect a line segment?
To find its mid point. Which then raises the question why find its midpoint and I cannot answer that.
Verify that the straight line joining mid -point of any two sides of triangle is parallel to the third side and equal to half of it?
Input straight line joining mid -point of any two sides of triangle is parallel to the 3rd side and equal to half of it.
What does mid point mean in geometry?
It is the mid-point of a line segment that has end points
What is a characteristic of a perpendicular bisector?
Given a straight line joining the points A and B, the perpendicular bisector is a straight line that passes through the mid-point of AB and is perpendicular to AB.
Do you Use a line and its mid-point to create a scalene triangle?
No.
What is part of a line that is between two endpoints?
The mid-point
A point on a line segment that divides the segment into two congruent segments?
The mid-point
What is the mid point from 0 to 15?
Good question. Plot it out on a line and it has to be 7.5 Often confused with the mid-point between 1 and 15, which is 6.5.
How do you find one endpoint if you know the other and the midpoint?
midpoint is given by the formula (x1 +x2) /2 and (y1 +y2) /2 where (x1 ,y1 )and (x2 ,y2) are the end points of the line segment .so if one end point and mid point is given the other end point can be calculated .
The center of gravity for a book?
Half-way through the thickness of the book, on the line between the mid-point of the front cover and the mid-point of the back cover.
What is the history of midpoint theorem?
the line segment joining the mid point of two sides it is parallel and half of third side the line segment joining the mid point of two sides it is parallel and half of third side
How do you know how many lines of symmetry there would be in any given regular pentogon.?
In any regular polygon with an odd number of sides, a straight line from a vertex to the mid-point of the opposite side is a line of symmetry. So, for a pentagon, the answer is 5.
How can you prove that a line segment has only one mid point?
Measure it or bisect it with a compass
How do you label the five parts of a basketball court?
base line,three point line,side line,mid court line,free throw lane and free throw circle.
