Draw a circle with its two chords and such that is not parallel to . Draw the perpendicular bisector of and . At what point do they intersect each other?
Justify the steps of construction.
Answer:
Draw a circle with any radius and center . Draw two chords and . With center and radius more than half of , draw arcs on each side of the chord . With center and same radius, draw arcs cutting the previous arcs at and respectively. Join . With center and radius more than half of , draw arcs on each side of chord . With center and same radius, draw arcs cutting the previous arcs at and respectively. Join and are the required perpendicular bisector of and respectively. - Both perpendicular bisector and intersect each other at the center of the circle.