Kate is constructing an equilateral triangle. She has already used her straightedge to construct the line segment shown. A line
segment with endpoints labeled as A and B. What should Kate do for her next step? Place the point of the compass on point A and draw an arc, using AB as the width for the opening of the compass. Use the straightedge to draw a line that passes through point A. Place the point of the compass on point A and draw an arc, using a width for the opening of the compass that is less than 12AB. Use the straightedge to draw another line segment that does not intersect AB¯¯¯¯¯.
<span>Given that Kate
is constructing an equilateral triangle and she has already used her
straightedge to construct a line segment AB.
What Kate should do for her next step is "</span><span>Place the point of the compass on point A and draw an arc, using AB as the width for the opening of the compass".</span>
