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Identify which diagram represents a step in constructing a perpendicular line that is not a perpendicular bisector.(1 point)
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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.

A line segment has 2 end points labeled A and B. A compass has its needle on the right end point, B, and its pencil is placed about two thirds of the way along line segment.
Image with alt text: A line segment has 2 end points labeled A and B. A compass has its needle on the right end point, B, and its pencil is placed about two thirds of the way along line segment.

A solid line segment with two end points, X and Y, is shown. A dashed vertical line segment is also shown perpendicular to the segment X Y, intersecting it approximately one fourth of the distance between X and Y.
Image with alt text: A solid line segment with two end points, X and Y, is shown. A dashed vertical line segment is also shown perpendicular to the segment X Y, intersecting it approximately one fourth of the distance between X and Y.

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.
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The correct diagram that represents a step in constructing a perpendicular line that is not a perpendicular bisector is:

A line segment has 2 end points labeled A and B. A compass has its needle on the right end point, B, and its pencil is placed about two thirds of the way along the line segment.

The diagram that represents a step in constructing a perpendicular line that is not a perpendicular bisector is the first diagram. It shows a line segment with two endpoints labeled A and B. A compass is shown with the needle on the left endpoint, A, and the pencil placed about two thirds of the way along the line segment AB.