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Construct the perpendicular bisector for the segment in the following figure. What process did you use? Explain.

Construct the perpendicular bisector for the segment in the following figure. What-example-1

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Answer:

Perpendicular bisector for the given segment AB is shown below.

Explanation:

Construction steps for the perpendicular bisector for the given segment AB are:

1. Open your compass more than half of the distance between end points of the given segment, i.e., A and B.

2. Place the compass on point A and mark two arc on each side of line segment AB.

3. Place the compass on point B and mark two arc on each side of line segment AB, which intersect the previous arcs.

4. Arcs meet at two points. Mark them C and D.

5. Draw the line between C and D.

The perpendicular bisector for the given segment AB is shown below.

Construct the perpendicular bisector for the segment in the following figure. What-example-1
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