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To construct an angle bisector in general, not just an angle bisector, first consider ray and ray , intersecting at . Using a compass, we draw a circle centered at point with any radius you want which intersects and at and , respectively (this is so that ). Now we draw two circles centered at and respectively such that the two circles have the same radius, and the two circles intersect at . is the angle bisector of .
Basically, construct points and on and such that , then construct another point such that .
Why does this construction work? Symmetry!