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Complete the perpendicular construction from \(P\) to line \(AB\) from the stated arc intersections. Give the centers and equal-radius condition, the line to draw, and the perpendicular result.

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To control a line through an outside point, the construction first turns the target line into a chord with two named endpoints. We’ll create two points equidistant from that chord’s endpoints, recognize the locus they share, and transfer the resulting relationship back to the chord’s supporting line.

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first center = P; line intersections = C,D; second arcs = equal at C,D; opposite intersection = E undefined; joining line = PE first; result = perpendicular

first center = P; line intersections = C,D; second arcs = unequal radii at C,D; opposite intersection = E; joining line = PE; result = perpendicular

first center = P; line intersections = C,D; second arcs = equal radii centered C,D; opposite intersection = E; joining line = PE; result = PE is perpendicular to AB

first center = P; line intersections = C,D; second arcs = both centered P; opposite intersection = E; joining line = PE; result = perpendicular

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