Given any angle in a plane

MATHEMATICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Mathematics · Introduction to Euclid's Geometry · Introduction to Euclid's Geometry

Problem

Given any angle ∠XOY\angle XOY in a plane, a ray OPOP is said to bisect the angle if ∠XOP=∠POY\angle XOP = \angle POY. (a) Construct a ray OPOP that bisects ∠XOY\angle XOY. (b) Prove that the two angles formed, ∠XOP\angle XOP and ∠POY\angle POY, are indeed equal. (c) Demonstrate that no second ray other than OPOP can divide ∠XOY\angle XOY into two equal parts, thereby establishing the uniqueness of the angle bisector.

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