Question

When constructing a perpendicular bisector, why must the compass opening be greater than the length of the
segment?

Answer 1

When constructing an angle bisector, why must the arcs intersect?

Answer 2

we open them greater than the line segment in order to create circles that intersect each other in order to give us points to connect and create the perpendicular line

Answer 3

the arcs intersect at a point where they are equal distance from the points that we created