A draftsman made an incomplete design of a bridge. He has to construct the support BD which is perpendicular to the segment AC. He places the compass at B and draws two arcs at M and N, as shown.

Which statement best describes the next step of the construction?

Take the width of the compass equal to segment BM and draw an arc across AB and BC from point B.

Take the width of the compass equal to segment CD and draw an arc across MN and BC from point C.

Place the compass on point B and draw arcs across segments BA and BC.

Place the compass on point M and point N and dr

Question

A draftsman made an incomplete design of a bridge. He has to construct the support BD which is perpendicular to the segment AC. He places the compass at B and draws two arcs at M and N, as shown.

 

Which statement best describes the next step of the construction? 

Take the width of the compass equal to segment BM and draw an arc across AB and BC from point B.
 
Take the width of the compass equal to segment CD and draw an arc across MN and BC from point C.
 
Place the compass on point B and draw arcs across segments BA and BC. 

Place the compass on point M and point N and dr

anonymous · Answer

arcs which intersect below the line segment AC.