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

2 cm

2.9 cm

5.8 cm

1.45 cm

Answer 1

If the line segment bisector divides the original line segment into two equal pieces that are each 2.9 centimeters long, then the full length of the original line segment is:

\( 2.9 , \text{cm} + 2.9 , \text{cm} = 5.8 , \text{cm} \).

Therefore, the length of Andy’s original line segment is 5.8 cm.