Point Slope Form Perpendicular Bisector

Given you have two points and are asked to find the perpendicular bisector, what step should you do first?

• Skip the problem

• Find the distance between the two points

• Find the equation of the line

• Find the midpoint of the two given points

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

If you found the midpoint of line segment AB, what should you do next to find the equation of the perpendicular bisector?

• Use the midpoint and one of the points from AB to write the equation

• Use the midpoint and slope perpendicular to AB to write the equation

• Use the distance and midpoint to find the equation

• Skip it and hope it's not a test question

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Write the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line AB given:
A(3,1) & B(-3,6)

• y = -5/6x + 7/2

• y = 6/5x + 9/2

• y = 6/5x + 7/2

• y = 6/5x + 4

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line as graphed.

Identify the perpendicular bisector.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

If line m is the perpendicular bisector of segment AB, find the value of x.

• x = 8

• x = - 8

• x = 16

• x = - 16

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

What type of construction do you see?

• midpoint

• angle bisector

• perpendicular bisector

• altitude

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Which of these represents point-slope form of a linear equation?

• y - y₁ = m(x - x₁)

• Ax + By = C

• y = mx + b