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Find tho equation of the perpendicular bisector of the segment
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document.write( "1.  Use the midpoint formula to find the midpoint of the line \r\n" );
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document.write( "2.  Use the slope formula to find the slope of the line segment \r\n" );
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document.write( "3.  Find the slope of a line perpendicular by taking the negative \r\n" );
document.write( "reciprocal of the slope found in step 2.  That is, invert the \r\n" );
document.write( "slope from step 2 and change its sign. \r\n" );
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document.write( "4.  Use the point-slope formula to find the equation of the line \r\n" );
document.write( "with the slope found in step 3, passing through the midpoint found\r\n" );
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document.write( "5. Simplify the result of 5.\r\n" );
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