Identify the diagram that shows the first step in the construction of a perpendicular bisector.(1 point)

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Image with alt text: Two arcs are bisected by line segment A B. The arcs intersect at points C above the midpoint of A B and D below the midpoint of A B. A line is drawn from point C to D through the midpoint, M, of A B forming a right angle.

Image with alt text: A straight line segment with end points A and B is shown. The left end point is A, and the right end point is B.

Image with alt text: A line segment has 2 end points, A and B. Two arcs, one open to the left and one to the right, are bisected by the line segment A B to the right of its center and left of its center, respectively.

Answer 1

The correct response that shows the first step in the construction of a perpendicular bisector is:

Image with alt text: A line segment has 2 end points, A and B. Two arcs, one open to the left and one to the right, are bisected by the line segment A B to the right of its center and left of its center, respectively.

This image depicts the process of drawing two arcs with the compass from points A and B, which is the first step in constructing a perpendicular bisector.