Question

Joaquin is constructing the perpendicular bisector of AB. He opens his

compass so that the distance from the two points of the compass is wider
than half the length of AB. He then places the point of the compass on point
A and draws an arc across AB. What is his next step?
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Answer 1

Option: A is the correct answer.

A. Place the point of compass on point B and draw an arc across AB.

Explanation:

The steps for constructing perpendicular bisector of line segment AB are as follows:

1. Draw a line segment AB.

2. Now, open the span of compass more than half the distance of AB and put the point of compass at A and draw arc across AB.

3. Now keeping the same span of compass, place the point of compass at B and draw an arc across AB.

4. Now, draw the line connecting the point of intersection of the two arcs.

5. The line so obtained is a perpendicular bisector of the line AB. and the point where the line meets AB is the mid-point of AB.

Answer 2

A

Explanation:

The steps for constructing the perpendicular bisector is:

Step 1:

Open the compass more than half of the length of the segment AB and put it on point A and draw an arc across AB

Step 2:

Place the compass with the same width on point B and draw an arc across AB.

Step 3:

Place the ruler on the points above and below AB and draw a line.

Step 4:

The line is the perpendicualr bisector of the line segment AB ..

Hence, option A is the correct answer ..