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In your own words, explain how to bisect an angle

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Place compass point on the vertex of the angle (point B).
Stretch the compass to any length that will stay ON the angle.
Swing an arc so the pencil crosses both sides (rays) of the given angle. ...
Place the compass point on one of these new intersection points on the sides of the angle.
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Place compass point on the vertex of the angle (point B), Stretch the compass to any length that will stay ON the angle, Swing an arc so the pencil crosses both sides (rays) of the given angle, Place the compass point on one of these new intersection points on the sides of the angle.

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