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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!
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.
If a point is equidistant from the endpoints of the segment then it is?
on the perpendicular bisector of the segment.
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 the perpendicular bisector theorem?
If a point is on the perpendicular bisector of a segment, then it is equidistant, or the same distance, from the endpoints of the 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.
Where does a bisector instersect a segment?
In the middle that is where the name bisector comes from.
State the Perpendicular Bisector Theorem and its converse as a biconditional?
Biconditional Statement for: Perpendicular Bisector Theorem: A point is equidistant if and only if the point is on the perpendicular bisector of a segment. Converse of the Perpendicular Bisector Theorem: A point is on the perpendicular bisector of the segment if and only if the point is equidistant from the endpoints of a segment.
What is a segment bisector?
I line that intersects a segment at its midpoint.
A segment line or plane that intersects a segment at its midpoint?
A Segment Bisector
What is the difference between a perpendicular bisector and a angle bisector?
A perpendicular bisector is a line that divides a given line segment into halves, and is perpendicular to the line segment. An angle bisector is a line that bisects a given angle.
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!
