8. When constructing a perpendicular bisector, why must the compass opening be greater 1/2 than the length of the segment?

stacey stacey answered
9 years ago

can you explain it to me

stacey stacey answered
9 years ago

i don't get why the compass has to be open more than 1/2 the length segment

Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
9 years ago

Get a compass and try it.

How else are you going to get arcs above and below the line?

stacey stacey answered
9 years ago

so i would answers it like....

the reason that the compass opening has to be greater than 1/2 of the segment is so it can make arcs.

Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
9 years ago

That's a good start. Continue --

stacey stacey answered
9 years ago

i don't know how to finish it

Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
9 years ago

Where do the arcs have to cross?

stacey stacey answered
9 years ago

in the middle

Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
9 years ago

Right.

stacey stacey answered
9 years ago

so now it would be

the reason that the compass opening has to be greater than 1/2 of the segment is so it can make arcs. and the arcs would have to cross in the middle so that when go to draw the line it would be straight.

Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
9 years ago

Yay! You're right!

stacey stacey answered
9 years ago

thank you

Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
9 years ago

You're welcome.

lol lol answered
5 years ago

For once Ms. Sue is helpful! *gasp*

oop oop answered
3 years ago

Unit 2 Lesson 8 connexus quiz

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3.d
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5.c
6.d
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name name answered
3 years ago

Iā€™m kinda hungry, thanks for understanding

im very depressed im very depressed answered
3 years ago

yo free awnsers?

Anonymous Anonymous answered
3 years ago

I feel bad for Mrs. Sue ;-; she passed away and people will still continue hating on her on the internet even when shes gone, ik she can be mean and useless sometimes but shes a human too and imagine being hated on by a lot of people even when your dead 0-0

Coco Coco answered
3 years ago

Anonymous, u have a point!!

Adin Ross Adin Ross answered
2 years ago

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Ronin McRae Ronin McRae answered
2 years ago

CORRECTO!

Ms.Sue Ms.Sue answered
2 years ago

RIP

Ms. Sue

R.I.P Ms.Sue R.I.P Ms.Sue answered
2 years ago

R.I.P

Ms.Sue, forever in our hearts. (although you were almost no help most of the time we still appreciate you for trying)

johnny johnny answered
2 years ago

jake won vs tyron

DJ DJ answered
2 years ago

I never knew Ms. Sue personally, but I remember seeing her name on this website all of the time. RIP

Spirit Spirit answered
2 years ago

Rip sue

JJJ JJJ answered
2 years ago

not yall saying ms sue is dead, like how tf you know? šŸ’€

stayc stayc answered
2 years ago

@JJJ LMAOOOO

Anonymous Anonymous answered
2 years ago

@JJJ EXACTLY LMAOO

breh breh answered
2 years ago

ms sue act like everyone jus got a compass on deck like....

omg omg answered
2 years ago

these mf comments bruh

Alli Alli answered
1 year ago

Guys I have been homeschooled since 5th grade all the way to my 10th grade year which is where I am now and Ive been despressed and have strong social anxiety to the point I dont even want to go to public school anymore cause I am so scared to talk to anybody that I want to throw up everytime I do try. So yeah homeschooling destroyed me. :)

TF! TF! answered
1 year ago

Alli we don't care. That's a you problem not ours.

scoops scoops answered
1 year ago

:skull:

Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
1 year ago

tf yall talking about..

what what answered
1 year ago

how tf u know if she dead or not lmfao

who who answered
1 year ago

Is Ms. Sue like a legend or smth? what did I miss- y'all r like crying over her death but whats the source of the info?? plss

Georgi Georgi answered
1 year ago

A teacher told us @who

questions.llc/questions/1811124/i-am-so-broken-this-is-everyones-fault-not-the-tutors-you-guys-told-ms-sue-to-kill

M M answered
1 year ago

Alli I understand you completely. I feel like I've wasted all my youth in homeschool, there is absolutely no way to fix the past years for me it ruined me.

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