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Step 1 A
: Start with a line segment. Mark its endpoints as B
and .
Step 2 AB
: Open the compass so that its length is more than half the length of A
. Using as centre, draw arcs
above and below the line segment.
Step 3 B
: Using the same compass length and as centre, draw arcs that intersect the first two arcs:
Step 4: AB
Draw a line through intersections of the two arcs. This line is the perpendicular bisector of .