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Constructing Segments Practice
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Use the image to answer the question.

Two points, upper T and upper P mark either end of a line segment slanting up from the left to the right. A third point, upper W, is plotted below the line segment.

Jouri constructed PT¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
using a compass and straightedge. She then placed point W
so that it was not on the segment she just constructed, as shown in the image. What is the next step Jouri must take to construct a copy of PT¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
using point W
as one of her endpoints?

Option #1: Using a compass, measure the distance between point P
and point W
.

Option #2: Using a compass, measure the distance between point T
and point W
.

Option #3: Using a compass, measure the distance between point T
and point P
.

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The next step Jouri needs to take is Option #
.

Answer 1

To construct a copy of segment PT using point W as one of the endpoints, Jouri must first determine the length of segment PT. Therefore, she needs to measure the distance between points T and P.

The correct option is:

**Option #3: Using a compass, measure the distance between point T and point P.**