37.4k views
0 votes
What do you call the point where a perpendicular bisector crosses another line?

1 Answer

5 votes

Answer:

If AB crosses at a right angle, it is called the "perpendicular bisector" of PQ. If it crosses at any other angle it is simply called a bisector. Drag the points A or B and see both types. For obvious reasons, the point F is called the midpoint of the line PQ. See also Angle bisector.

User Stepan Zakharov
by
4.4k points