Perpendicular Bisectors

Before this, knowSymmetry of an ObjectMidpoints and Segment Bisectors

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Let's talk about lines. Let us say we are given a line segment ABAB. We can draw it like this:

First of all, we know what a bisector is, right?

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Perpendicular bisector which comes from a point and is both perpendicular and bisector of line perpendicular means it makes an angle of 90 degrees and bisector means it divides the line into two equal halves. the place of intersection of perpendicular points of a triangle is called a circumcircle . the circumcircle encloses the triangle in a circle

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A perpendicular bisector of a line segment is a line dividing the line segment into two equal parts ( bisects it) and at the same time makes an angle of 90 degrees with it. It is infact the locus of all the points that are equidistant from the end points of the line segment.

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Example: Perpendicular Bisectors \\

A perpendicular bisector of a line segment ll is a line that divides ll into two equal parts, and it is also perpendicular to ll.

In fact, the name "perpendicular bisector" tells us exactly what it is.

Perpendicular bisectors are everywhere, for example:

What is the relationship between AB‾\overline{AB} and CD‾\overline{CD}?

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