Andy 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 pieces that are each 2.9 centimeters long. How long was Andy’s original line segment?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

5.8 cm
5.8 cm

2 cm
2 cm

1.45 cm
1.45 cm

2.9 cm
2.9 cm

Answer 1

If the line segment bisector divides the original line segment into two equal pieces, and each piece is 2.9 centimeters long, then the original line segment has a total length of:

$$2\times 2.9\text{ cm}=5.8\text{ cm}$$

Thus, Andy's original line segment was 5.8 cm long.