When drawing the arcs in order to bisect a line segment, why must the width of the compass be more than half of the length of the segment?(1 point)
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This is simply a loose guideline and the actual width of the compass does not matter.
This is simply a loose guideline and the actual width of the compass does not matter.
If the compass is not opened that wide, the arcs will not intersect, making the subsequent steps impossible.
If the compass is not opened that wide, the arcs will not intersect, making the subsequent steps impossible.
Bisecting means to divide something evenly in half, so the compass should be a little bit wider than half the length of the line segment, but not wider than three-fourths of the length of the line segment.
Bisecting means to divide something evenly in half, so the compass should be a little bit wider than half the length of the line segment, but not wider than three-fourths of the length of the line segment.
If the compass is opened wider than that, for example, just less than the full length of the line segment, the arcs will not intersect, making the subsequent steps impossible.