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Do you mean with a compass and pencil? If so, put the point of the compass on one end of the line. Set the radius to more than half of the line and describe an arc above and below the line.
Then move the point of the compass to the other end of the line, and keeping the radius the same, prescribe arcs above and below the line so that the arcs intersect the initial arcs. Then join the points of intersection (one on each side of the line) and you will have bisected the line. (It's easier to see with illustrations).
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What is a segment bisect?
Bisect a segment is to divide the line segment into 2
Does a midpoint bisect a line?
A midpoint is in the middle of the line but does not bisect it because it is just a point on that line and does not cross the line.
Why is it impossible to bisect a line?
No its not.Take a look herehttp://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_divide_a_line_into_3_equal_parts. Also you can use the perpendicular bisector method to bisect a line. [Only if you're trying to bisect it into two equal parts]
Can a segment bisect a line?
No. Since a line is infinite, it has no mid-point. A bisector must go through a midpoint so nothing can bisect a line (not even a segment).
Can a line bisect a segment?
Yes or 'True' ~
What is a segment bisect?
Bisect a segment is to divide the line segment into 2
Does a midpoint bisect a line?
A midpoint is in the middle of the line but does not bisect it because it is just a point on that line and does not cross the line.
What is bisect?
A bisect splits something completely in half whether it is an angle, a line, or whatever
Why is it impossible to bisect a line?
No its not.Take a look herehttp://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_divide_a_line_into_3_equal_parts. Also you can use the perpendicular bisector method to bisect a line. [Only if you're trying to bisect it into two equal parts]
Can a segment bisect a line?
No. Since a line is infinite, it has no mid-point. A bisector must go through a midpoint so nothing can bisect a line (not even a segment).
When you divide a line into two parts what do you do to it?
You bisect it.
Can a line bisect a segment?
Yes or 'True' ~
What does it mean to bisect a line segment?
Basically the definition of bisect is to separate two parts of a line segment to create two congruent line segments, which leads to them being equal.
Why a line bisect a line?
Some do, some don't - it depends on the lines.
Is a line segment character of a perpendicular bisect?
Yes, it is.
In math when you divide a line into two parts what do you do to it?
bisect it
To bisect is to cut?
To bisect anything is to cut it in half. So if one line segment bisects another line segment, then the second segment is divided into two equal lengths.
