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Perpendicular Bisector Theorem and Its Converse
Perpendicular Bisector Theorem and Its Converse
in this picture
Am I
perpendicular?
Am I perpendicular?
Am I perpendicular?
Am I perpendicular?
Am I perpendicular?
What is common in the four figures given above?
What makes figure 3 and 4 different from the
first two figures?
Which among the four figures show
perpendicularity?
When are lines said to be perpendicular to each
other?
Two lines that 90 °
intersect to form
right angles are said
to be perpendicular.
A perpendicular bisector of
a line segment is a line or a
ray or another line segment
that is perpendicular to the
line segment and intersects
it at its midpoint.
The distance between two
parallel lines is the
perpendicular distance
between one of the lines
and any point on the
other line.
PERPENDICULAR LINES THEOREMS
𝑚
Point D is a circumcenter of
THEOREM 5-1 PERPENDICULAR BISECTOR THEOREM
If a point is equidistant
from the endpoints of a
segment, then the point 𝑃
is on the perpendicular 𝑃
bisector of the segment. 𝑃
𝐴 𝑀 𝐵
If and
then
THEOREM 5-2 CONVERSE PERPENDICULAR BISECTOR
THEOREM
If a point is equidistant
from the endpoints of a 𝑃
segment, then it is on the
perpendicular bisector of
the segment
𝐴 𝑀 𝐵
If
If and