Draw a line segment AB = 5.6 cm. Draw the perpendicular bisector of AB.

Open in App

Solution

Steps for construction:
1. Draw a line segment AB = 5.6 cm.
2. With A as the centre and radius more than half of AB, draw arcs, one on each side of AB.
3. With B as the centre and the same radius as before, draw arcs cutting the perviously drawn arcs at P and Q, respectively.
4. Draw PQ, meeting AB at R.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Draw a line segment AB=5.6 cm and draw its perpwndicular bisector. Measure the length of each part.

Q. Draw a line segment AB=6.8 cm and draw a perpendicular bisector.

Q. Draw the perpendicular bisector of a given line segment AB of length 6 cm.

Draw a circle with centre at point $O$ and radius $5 c m$ . Draw its chord $A B$ , draw the perpendicular bisector of line segment $A B$ . Does it pass through the centre of the circle ?

Q. To construct the perpendicular bisector of a line segment AB, first we have to draw the line segment AB. Then, with A as centre, at what radius should be set the compass for drawing the arcs ?

Join BYJU'S Learning Program