Wednesday 5 September 2012

Construction

Definition

Perpendicular Bisector

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A perpendicular bisector CD of a line segment AB is a line segment perpendicular to AB and passing through the midpoint M of AB(left figure). The perpendicular bisector of a line segment can be constructed using a compass by drawing circles centered at A and Bwith radius AB and connecting their two intersections. This line segment crosses AB at the midpoint M of AB (middle figure). If the midpoint M is known, then the perpendicular bisector can be constructed by drawing a small auxiliary circle around M, then drawing an arc from each endpoint that crosses the line AB at the farthest intersection of the circle with the line (i.e., arcs with radii AA^' and BB^'respectively). Connecting the intersections of the arcs then gives the perpendicular bisector CD (right figure). Note that if the classical construction requirement that compasses be collapsible is dropped, then the auxiliary circle can be omitted and the rigid compass can be used to immediately draw the two arcs using any radius larger that half the length of AB.Angle Bisector

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The (interior) bisector of an angle, also called the internal angle bisector (Kimberling 1998, pp. 11-12), is the line or line segment that divides the angle into two equal parts.


 A. Constructing Perpendicular Bisector  

B Angles Bisector 



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