Question

Herberto is constructing the perpendicular bisector of EF¯¯¯¯¯ . He placed the compass point on point E, opened the compass to greater than half the length of the segment, and drew arcs above and below the segment.
What should Herberto do next?


Keep the same compass opening, place the compass point on point F, and draw arcs above and below the segment.

Widen the same compass opening, place the compass point on either of the arcs, and draw an arc through point F.

Keep the same compass opening, place the compass point on either of the arcs, and draw an arc through point F.

Widen the same compass opening, place the compass point on point F, and draw arcs above and below the segment.

Answer 1

Answer:

Keep the same compass opening, place the compass point on point F and draw arcs above and below the segment.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

To draw the perpendicular bisector of any line segment, the compass opening should be the kept constant at any value a little more than half the length of the line segment. Then the compass point should be kept on one end and arcs drawn above and below and then keeping the same compass opening the same as mentioned before, the compass point should be placed on the other end and the arcs should be drawn above and below the segment touching the previous arcs.

Thus, out of the given options, the first option best suits the next step Herberto should take.