can someone please help me make a Perpendicular Bisector!

Step 1

Draw a line segment on your paper using a straightedge. Label the endpointsA

andB.

Step 2

Place the compass point onA,

then set the width of the compass so that the distance is slightly longer than half the length of AB. Then draw an arc that passes throughAB and is above and below pointA.

Step 3

Keep the compass setting and place the point of the compass at pointB,

then draw an arc that passes through AB and is above and below pointB.

The intersection of these arcs should construct two points. Label these pointsP

andQ.

Step 4

Using a straightedge, draw a line segment through the pointsP

andQ. PQ should be perpendicular toAB. Label the intersection of these line segmentsasM.

Step 5

Check your work by using a protractor to verify that mPMA =90 andmQMB= 90. Use a ruler to verify thatAM=BM.