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Question

Janis is constructing a line perpendicular to line p. First she places the compass on point J and draws an arc through line p that goes through two points. Janis labels the two points M and N. 

Which statement describes the next step for drawing a line perpendicular to line p? 

A,Draw a line through line p that bisects line p. 

B,Place the compass on point J and draw an arc above line p. 

C, Place the compass on point Mor N and draw an arc below line p. 

DDraw a line through points M and J or a line through points N and J. 

Answer 1

Answer A is incorrect because we do not know where to draw a line that bisects since we aren’t allowed to measure. We can only work with the dots and radius of the circle that we have created, so we are looking at B C or D. You need 3 identical circles for draw a perpendicular line.

These are the circles or arcs that you need:

J is the center

M is the center

N is the center

Where the M and N arcs/circles cross is the point which will connect to J and form the perpendicular line.

They have already given you the arc where J is the center.

The next step is to keep the same width of the compass that you already have and move the compass down to M or N and draw an arc or circle under the line. You would repeat for M and N and a point will form where M and N cross. This competes the drawing of the perpendicular line.

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