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Perpendicular Bisector of a Line To find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of a line segment : 1. Find the midpoint 2. Find the slope of the given.

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1 Perpendicular Bisector of a Line To find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of a line segment : 1. Find the midpoint 2. Find the slope of the given line segment 3. Find the perpendicular slope ( flip the fraction and change signs ) 4. Use the midpoint ( a, b ) and the perpendicular slope in the point – slope equation.

2 Perpendicular Bisector of a Line EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with endpoints ( 2, 7 ) and ( 4, - 1 ).

3 Perpendicular Bisector of a Line EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with endpoints ( 2, 7 ) and ( 4, - 1 ). 1.

4 Perpendicular Bisector of a Line EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with endpoints ( 2, 7 ) and ( 4, - 1 ). 1. 2.

5 Perpendicular Bisector of a Line EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with endpoints ( 2, 7 ) and ( 4, - 1 ). 1. 2. 3.

6 Perpendicular Bisector of a Line EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with endpoints ( 2, 7 ) and ( 4, - 1 ). 1. 2. 3. 4. Substitute the midpoint and perpendicular slope into point – slope form

7 Perpendicular Bisector of a Line EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with endpoints ( 0, 3 ) and ( - 3, 9 ).

8 Perpendicular Bisector of a Line EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with endpoints ( 0, 3 ) and ( - 3, 9 ). 1.

9 Perpendicular Bisector of a Line EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with endpoints ( 0, 3 ) and ( - 3, 9 ). 1. 2.

10 Perpendicular Bisector of a Line EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with endpoints ( 0, 3 ) and ( - 3, 9 ). 1. 2. 3.

11 Perpendicular Bisector of a Line EXAMPLE : Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment with endpoints ( 0, 3 ) and ( - 3, 9 ). 1. 2. 3. 4. Substitute the midpoint and perpendicular slope into point – slope form


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