What two regions were ceded (given over) to france in exchange for independence of northern and central italy?
a) naples and savoy
b) naples and sicily
c) nice and sicily
d) nice and savoy

A) Naples and Savoy

Explanation:

if he does not use open the compass the a width greater than half of po, he will not be able to find the midpoint of the line, without the midpoint of the line, he will not be able to bisect the line.   to find the midpoint of a line the circles drawn with a compass must either intersect or be touching.