Construct Perpendicular Lines
Examples, solutions, videos, and worksheets to help Grade 8 students learn how to draw a Perpendicular Line from a Point that is on a Line.
The following diagrams show how to construct perpendicular lines through a point not on the line and through a point on the line. Scroll down the page for more examples and solutions.
Using a Compass to construct perpendicular lines
Constructing perpendicular lines, looking at the two cases where the point is on the line, and the point is off the line.
How to Construct a Perpendicular Line through a Point on the Given Line?
- Open the compass to a radius less than half the segment.
- Draw two arcs intersecting the line on both sides of the point.
- Draw two arcs using the intersection points as the centers. Mark the point of intersection of the two arc.
- Construct a line between this point and the original point.
Perpendicular through a Point on a Line
How to draw a perpendicular line from a point that is on a line?
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