6 Special Lines and Centres in a Triangle

6.1B Perpendicular Bisectors

Name: _________________________ Class: ___________

Objective: Understand the property of perpendicular bisectors and its converse.

Key Points
1. A perpendicular line that bisects a line segment is called a perpendicular bisector.
2.

If PM is the perpendicular bisector of AB, then AP = BP.

[Abbreviation:  bisector property]

Find the unknown in each of the following figures. (1  2)

1. 2.

Solution
Solution

3. In the figure, AC is perpendicular to BD and C is the

mid-point of BD. It is given that BD = 24 cm.
~ Example 6.4
(a) Find the value of x.
(b) Find the length of AC.

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Solution
(a) (b)

4. In the figure, AC is perpendicular to BD and C is the

mid-point of BD. It is given that AC = 30 cm.
(a) Find the value of x.
(b) Find the perimeter of △ABD.
Solution
(a)

(b)

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5. In the figure, D is a point on AB such that CD  AB. DE is the

perpendicular bisector of AC. It is given that AD = 20 cm and
BD = 6 cm. Find the area of △ABC.
Solution

Key Points

If AP = BP, then P lies on the perpendicular bisector of AB.

[Abbreviation: converse of  bisector property]
Note: PM is the perpendicular bisector of AB in each of the following cases.
Case 1: AP = BP and AM = BM
Case 2: AP = BP and PM  AB

Find the unknown in each of the following figures. (6  7)

6. 7.

Solution Solution

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8. In the figure, AB = AD = 39 cm and BD = 30 cm. C is a

point on BD such that AC  BD. Find the length of AC.
~ Example 6.6
Solution

9. In the figure, BDC and EAC are straight lines, and AD  BC. Prove
that AD is the perpendicular bisector of BC.
Solution

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