Constructing the Perpendicular Line Through a Point on the Line

Use compass and ruler to draw on paper the construction described in the app below.
Try It Yourself...
The following app is the same as the previous one, but now includes GeoGebra tools.
Verify with GeoGebra
Explore the entire construction in the app above, then use the GeoGebra tools to measure the angle between line [math]AB[/math] and line [math]FG[/math] to verify the construction numerically.[br][br](Use the [i]Undo [/i]and [i]Redo [/i]buttons at the top right of the toolbar, or refresh the browser page to delete possible objects you have created but that are not useful or correct).
Find the missing words in the following sentences
Consider the triangles [math]GCE[/math] and [math]GCD[/math].[br]The segments [math]EC[/math] and [math]CD[/math] are ______________  because ______________________ . [br]Also segments [math]EG[/math] and [math]DG[/math] are ___________________  because ______________________ .  [br][br]The segment [math]CG[/math] is _______________ between the two given triangles.  [br][br]Therefore the triangles [math]GCE[/math] and [math]GCD[/math] are _________________________ because ______________________________ .
Is the previous proof enough to say that line [math]FG[/math] is perpendicular to line [math]AB[/math]?[br]Explain your reasoning.
True or False?
If a statement is false, correct it to make it true, or provide a counterexample.[br][br][list=1][*]Infinitely many perpendicular lines to a given line [i]r[/i] pass through one of its points [i]P.[/i]     [/*][*]Given a line [i]r[/i] and a point [i]P [/i]belonging to the line, there always exists at least one line through [i]P[/i] and perpendicular to [i]r.[/i]         [/*][*]If two intersecting lines form congruent vertical angles, then the two lines are mutually perpendicular.[/*][*]Two perpendicular lines form 4 straight angles at their point of intersection.[/*][*]The projection of a point onto the line it belongs to is the point itself.[/*][/list]
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