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The midpoint is a point. A bisector is a line. The midpoint defined by its location in space as equally distant from the two other points on a line. A bisector is line defined by at least two points in space one of which is the midpoint as defined earlier. The midpoint is a point on a bisector. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisection In addition to line segments, bisectors there are also bisectors for 2 dimentional objects such as angles. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/AngleBisector.html Out side the formalism of Geometry, any measurement has a midpoint: length, mass, tempurature, time, etc. 'Bisect' is used less frequently outside geometry. A person can take a 2 hour journey from one place to another covering 50 miles. The journey consisted of many turns on a map. The transportation was part by bicycle and part by train. You could use the term midpoint of the journey as either the 1 hour point or the 25 mile point depending on personal preference to measure your journey. You probably wouldn't apply the term 'bisection' of a journey unless you wanted to confuse those around you.
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What is the different between a perpendicular bisector and a midpoint?
A midpoint is a point. It's the point exactly halfway between the endsof a line segment.A perpendicular bisector is a line. It's the line that passes through themidpoint of the segment, and is perpendicular to the segment.
What segmant line or plane that intersect a segment at its midpoint?
It is a bisector.
What is a line intersecting a line segment at its midpoint called?
A bisector.
Which segment is perpendicular at midpoint?
I believe this is called the perpendicular bisector.
What is the name of the line that is perpendicular to a side of the triangle at the midpoint of the side?
A perpendicular bisector
What is the different between a perpendicular bisector and a midpoint?
A midpoint is a point. It's the point exactly halfway between the endsof a line segment.A perpendicular bisector is a line. It's the line that passes through themidpoint of the segment, and is perpendicular to the segment.
Will a angle bisector determine a midpoint?
If you perform an angle bisector on an angle in a triangle, then it will go through the midpoint of the opposite side.
Which construction will determine a midpoint?
a perpendicular bisector
What is a segment bisector?
I line that intersects a segment at its midpoint.
What is a right bisector?
A right bisector is a line that cuts another line at midpoint at 90 degrees. It is more often called a perpendicular bisector.
What is the line that goes through the midpoint of a segment?
segment bisector
What segment line or plane that intersects a segment at its midpoint?
It is a bisector.
What segmant line or plane that intersect a segment at its midpoint?
It is a bisector.
What is a line intersecting a line segment at its midpoint called?
A bisector.
Which segment is perpendicular at midpoint?
I believe this is called the perpendicular bisector.
A segment line or plane that intersects a segment at its midpoint?
A Segment Bisector
True or False The intersection of the segment and its bisector is the segment's midpoint.?
True
