geometry
PerpenBisector
find the line through the midpoint of two given points and perpendicular to the line joining them
Calling Sequence
Parameters
Description
Examples
PerpenBisector(l, A, B)
l
-
the name of the line to be created
A, B
two points
The routine finds the line which goes through the midpoint of points A, B and is perpendicular to the line joining them.
For a detailed description of the line to be created l, use the routine detail (e.g., detail(l))
The command with(geometry,PerpenBisector) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.
withgeometry:
pointA,0,0,pointB,2,0
A,B
PerpenBisectorl,A,B
detaill
assume that the names of the horizontal and vertical axes are _x and _y, respectively
name of the objectlform of the objectline2dequation of the line−2+2_x=0
See Also
geometry[line]
geometry[PerpendicularLine]
geometry[point]
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