Isosceles Right Triangles
with a Common Vertex at the Right Angle
Consider isosceles triangles AXB and CXD with right angles
at X.
Construct segments AD and BC
Show that these two segments are always congruent.
Show that the lines along which these segments
line are always perpendicular.
Note that the segments AD and BC do not always
intersect. For example:
or
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