To construct the midpoint of a given line segment, fold the paper so that the given line segment lies on itself and:A.is perpendicular to the paper's edge.B.the fold is parallel to the line.C.on the point.D.the endpoints lie on each other.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS
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To construct the midpoint of a given line segment, fold the paper so that the given line segment lies on itself and:A.is perpendicular to the paper's edge.B.the fold is parallel to the line.C.on the point.D.the endpoints lie on each other.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS
Solution
To construct the midpoint of a given line segment, follow these steps:
- Lay the paper flat and identify the line segment you want to find the midpoint of.
- Carefully fold the paper so that the two endpoints of the line segment meet. Make sure the line segment lies on itself.
- Crease the fold well. This fold line is now perpendicular to the line segment.
- Unfold the paper. The crease line intersects the given line segment at its midpoint. This is because when you folded the paper, you made sure the endpoints of the line segment lay on top of each other, which ensured the fold was exactly in the middle of the line segment.
- Mark this point of intersection. This is the midpoint of your line segment.
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