When constructions a perpendicular bisector, why must the compass be greater then ½ the length of the segment?

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anonymous · Answer

Have you tried doing that construction before? Try it out and see what happens.

anonymous · Answer

i dont know how

anonymous · Answer

If you haven't actually done the construction before then this isn't a fair question. Do you have compasses and straight-edge to try it out?

anonymous · Answer

Here's a quick schematic of what the construction looks like. (It's one of the easiest ones, so it's pretty quick):
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