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

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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: 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.

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

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.
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.

A line segment has 2 end points. The left end point is A, and the right is B. A geometric compass is shown with the compass needle on point A and the pencil of the compass placed about two thirds of the way along line segment A B.
Image with alt text: A line segment has 2 end points. The left end point is A, and the right is B. A geometric compass is shown with the compass needle on point A and the pencil of the compass placed about two thirds of the way along line segment A B.
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Answer 1

The first step in the construction of a perpendicular bisector involves taking a compass and drawing two arcs from points A and B on line segment AB to intersect above and below the midpoint.

Based on your descriptions, the correct response is:

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 describes the initial step where you would set a compass to a width greater than half the distance between points A and B to draw the arcs.