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Segmentbisect


The above construction illustrates bisecting a line segment.  Can you locate the midpoint of segment DE?

Drag point G to change the radii of the circles.  Does the midpoint change?

Now drag point E.  When will this construction no longer produce the midpoint of DE.  Why?


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