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Construction of an Angle using Protractor

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For which of the following can a perpendicular bisector be drawn? [1 Mark]

a. Line
b. Ray
c. Line segment
d. Both Line and Ray

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A perpendicular bisector can be drawn only if a figure has end points.
Only a line segment has a definite length and hence it can be bisected by a perpendicular bisector. [1 Mark]

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