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how could you use a compass to construct a segment that is twice the length of a given segment?

Sagot :

By taking the measure of the given line segment and making arc on one of the end points from one point of the line segment and joining those three points will be the line as twice as the given segment.

Following are the steps to construct a line segment that is twice the given segment :

Step 1 : Take the compass and measure the length of the given line segment let’s say AB

Step 2 : Now with that measure put one end of the compass on one of the points of a line segment, either point A or point B.

Step 3 : Now mark an arc on the right side of the point if the compass is on point B or mark the arc on the left side if the compass is on point A.

Step 4 : Mark that arc as point C and join the line AC or BC.

Hence AC or BC will be the new line segment which will as twice as the given line segment.

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