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Perpendiculars and Bisectors Perpendicular Bisector: A segment, ray, line or plane that is perpendicular to a segment at its midpoint. endpoint CA CB equidistant DA DB In the diagram shown, ! ! ! ! ! ! is the perpendicular bisector of ! ! ! ! a. What segment lengths in the diagram are equal? NS = NT (Because ! ! ! ! ! ! ! bisects ! ! ! ! ) MS=MT (Perpendicular Bisector Theorem) QS = QT (The diagram shows this) b. Explain why Q is on ! ! ! ! ! ! ! QS=QT, so Q is equidistant from S and T. Because of the converse of the perpendicular bisector theorem, Q is on the perpendicular bisector of ! ! ! ! , which is
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Perpendiculars and Bisectors
Perpendicular Bisector:
A segment, ray, line or plane that is perpendicular to a
segment at its midpoint.
endpoint
CA CB
equidistant
DA DB
Inthediagramshown,𝑀𝑁 !⃖!!!!!⃗ istheperpendicularbisectorof𝑆𝑇!!!!a.Whatsegmentlengthsinthediagramareequal?NS=NT(Because𝑀𝑁 !⃖!!!!!!⃗ bisects𝑆𝑇!!!!)MS=MT(PerpendicularBisectorTheorem)QS=QT(Thediagramshowsthis)b.ExplainwhyQison𝑀𝑁 !⃖!!!!!!⃗ QS=QT,soQisequidistantfromSandT.Becauseoftheconverseoftheperpendicularbisectortheorem,Qisontheperpendicularbisectorof𝑆𝑇!!!!,whichis𝑀𝑁
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Congruent
Congruent
Equal
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𝑚 < 1 = 55°,𝑚 < 2 = 55°, 𝑚 < 3 = 20°,𝑚 < 4 = 70°,𝑚 < 5 = 35°,
𝑚 < 6 = 50°,