| Given a plane and point A not on the plane, construct a line through A, perpendicular to the plane. | ||
| The givens: | ||
| A is some point not in the plane. | ||
| You can move point A as well as the other points to see what is going on in the diagram. | ||
| add a line to the plane | ||
| Now draw a line BC on the plane. | ||
| consider plane defined by A, B, C | ||
| In the plane defined by points A, B, and C, drop a perpendicular to line BC. | ||
| get one line on plane | ||
| In the reference plane, construct a line perpendicular to line BC at D. | ||
| use plane A,D,E | ||
| In plane A,D,E, construct a line perpendicular to line DE from A. | ||
| The claim is that point F is what we seek. Explain why this is the case. | ||