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You are constructing a line perpendicular to and passing through a given point M on using only a compass and straightedge. You have drawn arcs with a compass of set width that intersect on each side of M and marked the two intersection points as P and Q. Which sentence tells you how to perform the next step in the construction? Place the compass needle on P and set its width to M. Place the compass needle on M and set its width beyond P. Place the compass needle on P and set its width beyond M. Place the compass needle on M and set its width to half the distance between P and M.

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