Asked by Jeffery Epstein

Meng is constructing the perpendicular bisector of MN¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
. She placed the compass point on M, opened the compass to more than half the length of segment, and drew an arc above point M.

Which move would be a correct next step to take?

Responses

Keep the same compass opening, place the compass point on the arc, and draw an arc that intersects point M.
Keep the same compass opening, place the compass point on the arc, and draw an arc that intersects point M .

Keep the same compass opening, place the compass point back on point M, and draw an arc below MN¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
.
Keep the same compass opening, place the compass point back on point M , and draw an arc below M N ¯ .

Keep the same compass opening, place the compass point on the arc, and draw an arc that intersects point N.
Keep the same compass opening, place the compass point on the arc, and draw an arc that intersects point N .

Widen the compass opening, place the compass point back on point M, and draw an arc below MN¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Keep the same compass opening, place the compass point back on point M, and draw an arc below MN¯¯¯¯¯¯¯.

(You should draw a matching arc below M with the same radius; then repeat from N so the arcs intersect and give the perpendicular bisector.)