Draw line segment AB. Describe in your own words how you would construct a perpendicular bisector to segment AB.

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Draw line segment AB. Describe in your own words how you would construct a perpendicular bisector to segment   AB.

anonymous · Answer

Ive got I first began with drawing line AB. Then I proceeded to opening my compass to just a bit wider than half of AB and I drew an arc with point A being my center (also where my compass’ point rested on). Next, I used the same compass setting I had for drawing the arc around point A to now draw an arc around point B. Again, using point B as my center point. I now have two arcs that intersect each other giving me two new points, C and D. I then draw a line going through both point C and D, forming a new line CD. CD now becomes the perpendicular bisector of line AB. 
  Any other suggestions in great detail?

ganeshie8 · Answer

overall it looks good:)
 
few suggestion :

anonymous · Answer

thank you what are your suggestions?(:

ganeshie8 · Answer

No suggestions its perfect !!

i thought of giving suggestion like,
you draw two small arcs up and down from A, and then two arcs up and down from B... 

but since you're drawing one big arc around A, and one big arc aroung B, they intersect in two points. looks good :)

anonymous · Answer

thanks man(;

ganeshie8 · Answer

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ganeshie8 · Answer

thats my construction, 

yours will look like below :

ganeshie8 · Answer

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