Question

In the beginning steps of constructing a perpendicular bisector of CD, the compass should be stretched out

Answer 1

Given:

Line segment is CD.

To find:

The beginning steps of constructing a perpendicular bisector of CD.

Solution:

To draw a perpendicular bisector of a line segment, first we need to open the compass more than half of the distance between the end points of the segment.

End points of the segment CD are C and D.

So, to draw a perpendicular bisector of CD, the compass should be stretched out  more than halfway from point C to the other endpoint D.

Therefore, the correct option is C.