Describe the process you would use to create the perpendicular bisector to a segment xy using only an unmarked straightedge and an unmarked compass pls

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Set the compass to a radius greater than half the distance between X and YMark arcs on either side of the segment XY using X as a centerMark arcs on either side of the segment XY using Y as a centerDraw a line (JK) between the points where the arcs intersect. This is your perpendicular bisector.

Best answer that i found on yahoo ok   set :   x= length of 2nd piece in cm  x- 3= length of 1st piece in cm  x-4= length of 3rd piece in cm  then since you know they all came from the 20 cm ribbon you add them together and set them equal to 20x+ x-3 +x-4 = 20  3x - 7= 20  3x= 27  x= 9  the shortest piece is the third piece which is x- 4  x-4  9-4 = 5  the length of the smallest piece is 5 cm.  the other lengths are  9 cm  6 cm

Maybe fx = lxl because of the way the x is positioned is that what he