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When using a perpendicular director, why must the compass opening be greater than 1/2 the length of the segment

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Because you want to draw 2 arcs ( by putting the point of the compass on each end of the line ) that intersect . If the opening was 1/2 or less than 1/2 of the length they would not intersect.

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