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GCSE Mathematics · key term
A line that passes through the midpoint of a segment at a right angle to it.
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Specification G2, G11 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
A line that crosses a line segment at its midpoint and at right angles.
A line that crosses a line segment at 90° through its midpoint; every point on it is equally far from the segment’s endpoints.
For a perpendicular bisector, the compass opening must be more than half the length of the segment, and it must stay the same when you move from one endpoint to the other.
For a perpendicular bisector, use the same compass opening from both endpoints and make it more than half the segment’s length so the arcs cross.
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Specification G2, G11 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
A line that passes through the midpoint of a line segment and meets it at a right angle.
A line that crosses a line segment at its midpoint at a right angle. Every point on it is equidistant from the segment’s endpoints.
A line which passes through the midpoint of a segment at right angles to that segment.
Specification 8.02a, 8.02c, 8.02d · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)
A line that divides a line segment into two equal parts at .
A line that divides a line segment into two equal parts at .
A line that crosses a line segment at its midpoint and at a right angle; every point on it is equidistant from the segment's endpoints.