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3.4 Proofs with Perpendicular Lines. Finding the Distance from a Point to a Line. The length of a perpendicular segment from a point to a line is considered the distance from a point to that line. L. Vocabulary. Perpendicular Bisector Is perpendicular to the line it intersects.
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Finding the Distance from a Point to a Line • The length of a perpendicular segment from a point to a line is considered the distance from a point to that line.
Vocabulary Perpendicular Bisector • Is perpendicular to the line it intersects. • Cuts the line in half.
Linear Pair Perpendicular Theorem Given: <ADC = <CDB Prove: Segment CD is perpendicular to Segment AB.
Perpendicular Transversal Theorem Given: GF||AB and EC is perpendicular to GF. Prove: EC is perpendicular to AB.
Lines Perpendicular to a Transversal Theorem Given: EC is perpendicular to GF and also AB Prove: GF||AB