Answer:
Follow the steps below to construct a perpendicular bisector of a line segment.
Step 1: Draw a line segment XY of any suitable length.
Step 2: Take a compass, and with X as the center and with more than half of the line segment XY as width, draw arcs above and below the line segment.
Step 3: Repeat the same step with Y as the center.
Step 4: Label the points of intersection as 'P' and 'Q'.
Step 5: Join the points 'P' and 'Q'. The point at which the perpendicular bisector PQ intersects the line segment XY is its midpoint. Label it as 'O'.
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