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To construct a perpendicular to a line from a point outside it

A line AB and a point O outside it.

It is required to construct a perpendicular to AB from O.

(i) With O as centre, taking any suitable radius, draw an arc to cut AB at S and T.

(ii) With S and T as centres and same radius, draw 2 arcs on the same side of AB to cut each other at P.

(iii) Join OP to cut AB at M.

Then OM is perpendicular to the line AB from a point O.