Let be a given line. and are two points such that and . Construct a point on the line such that .
Solution
The points that lie on the bisector of the segment are on equal distance of its end points and . Hence the desired point is the intersection of the bisector of and the line . The problem has a unique solution if and are not perpendicular, if and are perpendicular and is not the bisector of then the problem doesn't have a solution and if and are perpendicular and is the bisector of then the problem has infinitely many solution because every point of is a solution.
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