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

2.9 cm
2.9 cm

1.45 cm
1.45 cm

2 cm

Answer 1

If the line segment bisector divided Andy's original line segment into pieces that are each 2.9 centimeters long, then the original line segment must be twice that length.

So, the length of the original line segment is: \[ 2.9 , \text{cm} \times 2 = 5.8 , \text{cm} \]

Thus, the original line segment is 5.8 cm long.