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AB is a line segment with A and B as centres and any radius greater than half of AB, draw arcs on either side of AB, so that they meet in X and Y as shown. Join XY.
Now, AB is the ____________ of XY

A
angular bisector
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divider
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perpendicular bisector
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D
midpoint
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Solution

The correct option is C perpendicular bisector
Upon following the given steps, we end up constructing a perpendicular bisector as shown below:

AB is the perpendicular bisector of XY.

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