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Adjust a compass so the distance between the point and the pencil is more than half of the length of the segment. With the point at one end of the segment draw an arc that intersects the segment. Without adjusting the compass, with the point at the other end of the segment draw an arc that intersects the first arc at two places. The line that includes those two intersecting points is the perpendicular bisector.
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What divides a segment or angle into 2 equal parts?
A segment bisector or angle bisector. A bisector can be a line, line segment, or ray.
Can a segment have more then one bisector?
No, the definition of a bisector is the point at which a segment is divided into two equal halves. Of course, a segment may be divided further. However, there can be only one bisector of any one segment.
what is true about the creased bisector and the line segment that is bisected?
The bisector and the line segment are perpendicular to each other.
Can a segment bisector create two congruent segments?
By definition, a segment bisector always created two congruent segments.
What theorem is used to prove a segment is a bisector?
A segment need not be a bisector. No theorem can be used to prove something that may not be true!
