Provide an appropriate response.Use a compass and straightedge to construct an isosceles triangle with a right angle.

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Construct a perpendicular to a line PB at a point P. Then draw an arc on the perpendicular of length PB; call the endpoint A. APB is an isosceles triangle with a right angle (as PA = PB).

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Provide an appropriate response.A real estate agent makes a 5.4% commission. What does the agent make on a $129,900 home?

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A. (-4, 2) ? (6, ?)

B. (-?, 2)

C. (6, ?)

D. (-?, -4) ? (2, 6)

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