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Describe the steps of constructing a segment that is TWICE as long as the given segment BD.

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Answer:

See below

Explanation:

From the segment BD, I will consider the point B as the begin and D as the end of the vector, therefore
\overrightarrow{BD} = \vec{v}

Once you want a segment that is twice as long as the given segment, we may say that the magnitude of the vector is


||2\vec{v} || = √((2x)^2 + (2y)^2) = \boxed{ √(4x^2 + 4y^2) }

Note: I'm assuming
\vec{v} \in E^2, which means the segment is in the plain.

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