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Exterior Angle Bisector

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The exterior bisector of an Angle is the Line or Line Segment which cuts it into two equal Angles on the opposite ``side'' as the Angle.

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For a Triangle, the exterior angle bisector bisects the Supplementary Angle at a given Vertex. It also divides the opposite side externally in the ratio of adjacent sides.

See also Angle Bisector, Isodynamic Points




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-25