Segment Bisector Midpoint Distance

The length between (3, 8) and (-2, -4) is ______?

• √17

• 13

• 17

• 169

• 8

• 16

• 4

• Can't be found.

• 14

• 3.5

• 7

• 21

What is a perpendicular bisector of a segment?

• A line that crosses through the midpoint of the segment at right angles

• A line that crosses through the midpoint of the segment

• A line that crosses the segment at a 90 degree angle

• A line that is parallel to the given segment

Which of the statements below is NOT true of the figure shown?

• AE = AF

• Line DF is the perpendicular bisector of Segment AB

• AD = DB

• Angle ACD is a right angle

• AC = BC

Ms. McNulty used a compass and straightedge to construct the image shown. Which of the following must be true?

• Segment CD is parallel to Segment AB.

• Segment XP bisects Segment CD.

• X is the midpoint of Segment AB.

• XP is perpendicular to Segment CD.

Mr. Whitten constructed the perpendicular bisector of PQ and it intersects the segment at M. Which of the following must be true?

• PM = QM

• PM = PQ

• M is closer to P than to Q

• Can't be determined without the rest of the picture

A point that divides, or bisects, a segment into two congruent segments

• Midpont

• Vertex

• Bisector

• Intersection

A ray or segment that divides something into two parts that are congruent

• Bisector

• Vertex

• Midpoint

• Intersection

Part of a line that consists of two points, called endpoints.

• Line

• Ray

• Angle

• Line segment