Max is bisecting a segment. First, he places the compass on one endpoint and opens it to a width larger than half of the segment. Then, he swings an arc on either side of the segment. What is his next step?

Draw a point that is not on the segment.
Keep the compass the same width, and place it on the other endpoint.
Draw a ray from one endpoint of the segment.
Keep the compass the same width, and place it on the arc intersection.

User Icon for Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered
8 months ago

The correct next step would be to keep the compass the same width and place it on the other endpoint of the segment.