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Explain how you could use the construction tool or a compass and straightedge to create a line segment that is twice as long as .

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Answer: Use a compass to measure the length of AB. Draw an arc from point B (or point A) with that distance. Extend line AB through that arc and label the intersection as point C. AC is twice the length of AB.

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