Question

The ancient Greeks were able to construct a perpendicular bisector for a

given line segment using only a straightedge and compass.
O A. True
B. False

Answer 1

True

Explanation:

Make sure you’re paying attention to if your question says “were able to” or “were not able to”.

Answer 2

True

Explanation:

The answer is "True". Let me explain.

Let's say that we have a line segment which we will call AB, construct a perpendicular bisector. The following steps will be taken;

1) Draw a semi circle with its centre at point A and passing through point B.

2) Draw a semi circle with its centre at point B and passing through point A.

3) The two semicircles will intersect at two points with one being above and the other being below the straight line segment AB. Now, a line will have to be drawn that passes through those two intersecting points. This drawn line is called the perpendicular bisector for line segment AB.