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Suppose the segment AB lies on the line a and that a line b is parallel to a. This Demonstration shows how to bisect AB using only a ruler. 1. Choose a point P not on a or b. 2. Let the segments AP and BP intersect b at points D and C, respectively. 3. ...

Contributed by: Izidor Hafner

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