Question

Explain how you would construct a perpendicular bisector of WX using a compass and a straightedge. (31 points guys)

Answer 1

To construct perpendicular bisector of line segment WX. There are following steps:

• Construct arcs or circles from points A and B on the both endpoints of line segment WX.
• Mark the intersection points of circles as A and B.
• Use the straightedge to draw a line through points W and X.
• Mark the intersection point on WX point as O

Hence we have constructed perpendicular bisector AB of WX which bisects at O.