Zachary is given ABC, and As instructed to construct a median of the triangle. Zach replaces his compass at sea and draws two ARC’s on either side of AB. He then maintains the compass with and places the needle of the compass on a, drawing two more arcs intersecting the previously drawn arcs. He draws a line to the point of intersection to find D, the midpoint of a B. Zachary’s and draws CD and declares that the median has been constructed. Is Zachary’s construction accurate? Explain. No Zachary should have drawn the first two arcs with a compass centered at B.?             Yes Zachary correctly constructed the median from C to a B.           Yes Zachary correct Lee construct a median from a to see D.              No Zachary should have drawn the second pair of arcs using a different compass with

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Zachary is given ABC, and As instructed to construct a median of the triangle. Zach replaces his compass at sea and draws two ARC’s on either side of AB. He then maintains the compass with and places the needle of the compass on a, drawing two more arcs intersecting the previously drawn arcs. He draws a line to the point of intersection to find D, the midpoint of a B. Zachary’s and draws CD and declares that the median has been constructed. Is Zachary’s construction accurate? Explain. No Zachary should have drawn the first two arcs with a compass centered at B.?             Yes Zachary correctly constructed the median from C to a B.           Yes Zachary correct Lee construct a median from a to see D.              No Zachary should have drawn the second pair of arcs using a different compass with.

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