A perpendicular bisector of a line segment always:

Passes through the midpoint of the line segment.

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Bisects the given line segment.

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Is perpendicular to the given line segment.

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Solution

The correct options are
A Passes through the midpoint of the line segment.
B Bisects the given line segment.
C Is perpendicular to the given line segment.
For a line segment, the line that passes through its midpoint and also perpendicular to it is called its perpendicular bisector.

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