Worth 50 points you get brainiest if u answer correctly. Must be answered within 50 minutes :)) How did the magnetic compass help traders?

It helped them find their way to new countries by land and water.
It helped them protect themselves while traveling on the Silk Road.

It helped them increase their wealth because the compass was in high demand.

It helped them locate food along the Silk Road during the long journey.

It helped them increase their wealth because the compass was in high demand. ... It helped them locate food along the Silk Road during the long journey

Explanation:

It helped them find their way to new countries by land and water.

Explanation:

You could use the compass to navigate to new countries because the compass would point to the direction you intended to go.

I took the test, and this was the answer.

6 units. ab and lo are congruent sides, and if ab= 6 units, then lo would be the same.