Using your compass and straightedge, construct the following. 1. Find the perpendicular bisector of segment AB. Name the bisector MN. 2. Construct the perpendicular to a given line at a given point on the line. Given point P on line a.

Using your compass and straightedge, construct the following. 1. Find the perpendicular bisector of segment AB. Name the bisector MN. 2. Construct the perpendicular to a given line at a given point on the line. Given point P on line a.

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Using your compass and straightedge, construct the following.
1. Find the perpendicular bisector of segment AB. Name the bisector MN.
2. Construct the perpendicular to a given line at a given point on the line. Given point P
on line a.

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