Question
Matthew was given a line segment. He constructed a line segment bisector of the line segment using the paper folding method. He was told that the line segment bisector divided his line segment into 2 pieces that are each 8.2 cm long. How long was Matthews's original line segment?
• 16.4 cm
• 2.05 cm
• 8.2 cm
• 4.1 cm
• 16.4 cm
• 2.05 cm
• 8.2 cm
• 4.1 cm
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Matthew's original line segment was divided into two equal pieces, each measuring 8.2 cm long. To find the total length of the original line segment, we simply add the lengths of the two pieces together:
\[
8.2 \, \text{cm} + 8.2 \, \text{cm} = 16.4 \, \text{cm}
\]
Therefore, the length of Matthew's original line segment was **16.4 cm**.
\[
8.2 \, \text{cm} + 8.2 \, \text{cm} = 16.4 \, \text{cm}
\]
Therefore, the length of Matthew's original line segment was **16.4 cm**.