PRINCIPIA · THEOREM

Angle bisector test

Dependencies: HL (hypotenuse-leg) congruence, Perpendicular from a point to a line exists and is unique. At this layer we complete the converse of the forward theorem Angle bisector ⇔ equidistant from sides: a point inside AOB\angle AOB that is equidistant from the two sides must lie on the angle bisector.

Statement

Let AOB\angle AOB be a nonzero, non-straight angle, and PP a point inside AOB\angle AOB distinct from OO. Drop perpendiculars from PP to OAOA and OBOB, with feet MM and NN (i.e. PMOAPM \perp OA at MM and PNOBPN \perp OB at NN). If

PM=PN,|PM| = |PN|,

then the ray OPOP is the Angle bisector ⇔ equidistant from sides of AOB\angle AOB, i.e.

AOP=BOP.\angle AOP = \angle BOP.

Equidistant from the two sides |PM|=|PN| ⟹ OP bisects \angle AOB.

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