Question

You are constructing a copy of . You choose a point, C, as one of the endpoints for the new line segment. What is the next step in the construction?

A)Keep the compass needle on A, and stretch the compass width to B.
B)Keep the compass needle on B, and stretch the compass width to C.
C)Mark a point on AB, and stretch the compass width to C from the point.
D)Mark a point external to AB, and stretch the compass width to C from the point.
E)Mark a point on AB, and make two arcs on AB centered at the point.

Answer 1

The answer would be A, keep the compass needle on point A, and stretch it to the width of point B.

Answer 2

If AB is also a line segment, then the answer is: Keep the compass needle on A, and stretch the compass width to B.