SOLUTION: You are constructing a copy of AB . You choose a point, C, as one of the endpoints for the new line segment. What is the next step in the construction?
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Question 1141177: You are constructing a copy of AB . You choose a point, C, as one of the endpoints for the new line segment. What is the next step in the construction?
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Keep the compass needle on and stretch the compass width to .
Explanation:
In order to copy a segment, you must have the compass set to the width of the segment you are copying. We are copying ; this means we need the compass width set to the distance from to . To do this, we set the compass on and stretch it to.
