Question

ian is bisecting line segment cd. first, ian places the compass on endpoint c and opens it to a width larger than half of the segment. then ian swings an arc on both sides of line segment cd. what is the next step? draw a point that is not on segment cd. draw a ray from point d of the segment. keep the compass the same width, and place it on the arc - intersection. keep the compass the same width, and place it on the other point d.

Explanation:

When bisecting a line - segment, after swinging arcs from one endpoint, the next step is to keep the compass width the same and place it on the other endpoint to swing similar arcs. This allows for finding the intersection points of the arcs which will be used to draw the bisecting line.

Answer:

Keep the compass the same width, and place it on the other point D.