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Ricardo is constructing a line through point P that is perpendicular to line m. He has already constructed the arc shown.
He places his compass on point X to construct an arc.

What must be true about the width of the compass opening when Ricardo draws the arc?

It must be less than 1/2XY.

It must be equal to XY .

It must be equal to PX .

It must be greater than 12XY.

Ricardo is constructing a line through point P that is perpendicular to line m He has already constructed the arc shown He places his compass on point X to con class=

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Answer:

It must be greater than 1/2XY.

Step-by-step explanation:

We draw an arc from point X below the arc that passes through X and Y.  Keeping our compass the same width, we will draw another arc from point Y below, intersecting the first arc.

If the width of the compass is not set to more than 1/2XY, then the two arcs will not intersect and we will not complete our construction.

Perpendicular lines are lines that meet at 90 degrees.

The true statement about the width of the compass is that: (d) It must be greater than 1/2XY.

From the question, we understand that he has drawn arc XY already.

The next step is to draw an arc less than the width of XY, but greater than half width XY.

This will ensure that the arcs bisect one another.

Hence, the true option is (d).

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