{"id":105,"date":"2020-11-17T14:18:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T19:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbookbccampussmlt1\/chapter\/create-a-perpendicular-line\/"},"modified":"2023-03-17T13:01:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T17:01:25","slug":"create-a-perpendicular-line","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbookbccampussmlt1\/chapter\/create-a-perpendicular-line\/","title":{"raw":"Create a Perpendicular Line","rendered":"Create a Perpendicular Line"},"content":{"raw":"

Create a Perpendicular Line at the Middle of a Line<\/h1>\n
    \n \t
  1. Draw a line.\n\"\"<\/li>\n \t
  2. [pb_glossary id=\"507\"]Bisect[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong> the line.\n\"\"<\/li>\n \t
  3. In bisecting the line, we have created a [pb_glossary id=\"520\"]perpendicular[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong> line (x-y axis).\"\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Create a Perpendicular Line at the End of a Line<\/h1>\n\u00a0<\/strong>\n
      \n \t
    1. Draw a line.\n\"\"<\/li>\n \t
    2. Set your compass to a [pb_glossary id=\"515\"]radius[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong> of reasonable distance.\n\"\"<\/li>\n \t
    3. Swing that arc<\/strong> from the end of the line.\"\"<\/li>\n \t
    4. Using the same distance (radius) on your compass, swing that distance along the arc twice. Each time you swing the radius along its own arc\/[pb_glossary id=\"512\"]circumference[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong>, it create a 60\u00b0 angle and [pb_glossary id=\"516\"]sector[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong>.\"\"<\/strong><\/li>\n \t
    5. Bisect the arc between the last two points. We are bisecting the second 60\u00b0 sector to create two 30\u00b0 sectors. If we then look at the arc, we have a 60\u00b0 sector and a 30\u00b0 sector, which combine to make a 90\u00b0 [pb_glossary id=\"519\"]quadrant[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong>.\"\"<\/li>\n \t
    6. From the end of the line, draw a line through the last point.\"\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>","rendered":"

      Create a Perpendicular Line at the Middle of a Line<\/h1>\n
        \n
      1. Draw a line.
        \n\"\"<\/li>\n
      2. Bisect<\/a><\/strong> the line.
        \n\"\"<\/li>\n
      3. In bisecting the line, we have created a perpendicular<\/a><\/strong> line (x-y axis).\"\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Create a Perpendicular Line at the End of a Line<\/h1>\n

        \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Draw a line.
          \n\"\"<\/li>\n
        2. Set your compass to a radius<\/a><\/strong> of reasonable distance.
          \n\"\"<\/li>\n
        3. Swing that arc<\/strong> from the end of the line.\"\"<\/li>\n
        4. Using the same distance (radius) on your compass, swing that distance along the arc twice. Each time you swing the radius along its own arc\/circumference<\/a><\/strong>, it create a 60\u00b0 angle and sector<\/a><\/strong>.\"\"<\/strong><\/li>\n
        5. Bisect the arc between the last two points. We are bisecting the second 60\u00b0 sector to create two 30\u00b0 sectors. If we then look at the arc, we have a 60\u00b0 sector and a 30\u00b0 sector, which combine to make a 90\u00b0 quadrant<\/a><\/strong>.\"\"<\/li>\n
        6. From the end of the line, draw a line through the last point.\"\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          definition<\/span>