8. When constructing a perpendicular bisector, why must the compass opening be greater 1/2 than the length of the segment?

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can you explain it to me
i don't get why the compass has to be open more than 1/2 the length segment
Get a compass and try it.

How else are you going to get arcs above and below the line?
so i would answers it like....

the reason that the compass opening has to be greater than 1/2 of the segment is so it can make arcs.
That's a good start. Continue --
i don't know how to finish it
Where do the arcs have to cross?
in the middle
Right.
so now it would be

the reason that the compass opening has to be greater than 1/2 of the segment is so it can make arcs. and the arcs would have to cross in the middle so that when go to draw the line it would be straight.
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