Question

help please
describe the steps needed to construct a perpendicular bisector to a segment using a compass and straightedge.

Answer 1

Steps:

1.Place the compass at one end of line segment.
2.Adjust the compass to slightly longer than half the line segment length.
3.Draw arcs above and below the line.
4.Keeping the same compass width, draw arcs from other end of line.
5.Place ruler where the arcs cross, and draw the line segment.

https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/construct-linebisect.html

Answer 2

You can see a video on the construction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bvjnleMn5A

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