Prove that a point is on the perpendicular bisector of a line segment if and only if it equidistant from the endpoints of the line segment.
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To prove that a point is on the perpendicular bisector of a line segment if and only if it is equidistant from the endpoints of the line segment, we need to establish both directions of the statement: Show more…
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