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?
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If the line segment bisector divided the original line segment into pieces that are each 2.9 centimeters long, then the length of the original line segment is twice the length of each piece. Thus, the length of the original line segment is $2 \times 2.9 = \boxed{5.8}$ centimeters.