Bisecting an Angle

Given some angle

Create point on either line segment or
Using the Compass tool, construct a circle with radius centered @ point
Using the Intersect tool, create the point of intersection () between your circle and the segment not containing point
Create point , not on angle
Using the Compass tool, construct a circle with radius centered @ point
Using the Compass tool, construct another circle with radius centered @ point
Using the Intersect tool, create the points of intersection ( and ) between the two most recently constructed circles ( and )
Using the Ray tool, construct

is the angle bisector of

. What is the relationship between

and

? Use the Angle tool to verify your answer. Does your construction pass the Drag Test?

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