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Draw a circle with centre C and radius 4.2 cm. Draw any chord AB. Construct the perpendicular bisector of AB and examine if it passes through C.

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Steps:

  1. Mark a point C on the sheet of paper.

  2. With C as centre and radius 4.2 cm, draw a circle.

  3. Mark any two points A and B on the circle and join them. AB\overline{AB} is a chord of the circle.

  4. With A as centre and any suitable radius (>12AB)\left(\gt\dfrac{1}{2}\text{AB}\right), draw arcs on each side of AB.

  5. With B as centre and the same radius, draw arcs on each side of AB to cut the previous arcs at P and Q.

  6. Draw a line passing through points P and Q.

Draw a circle with centre C and radius 4.2 cm. Draw any chord AB. Construct the perpendicular bisector of AB and examine if it passes through C. Practical Geometry (Constructions), ML Aggarwal Understanding Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 6.

On examining, we find that the perpendicular bisector PQ of chord AB\overline{AB} passes through the centre C of the circle.

Hence, yes, the perpendicular bisector of AB\overline{AB} passes through C.

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