If you were to construct a line segment congruent to pq, what would be your first step? a) put one end of the compass on point p and the other end on point q. b) measure pq using a ruler. c) draw an arc the size of pq below the segment. d) draw a new segment below the line the same length as pq.

Answer is choice A) You put one end of the compass at point P, and the other end at point Q.

This measures the straight line distance from A to B. You'll use this to make an arc on a line or ray so that you can transfer the segment AB

The first step of the construction will be: Option: A

A)  Put one end of the compass on point P and the other end on point Q.

Step-by-step explanation:

The process of constructing a segment congruent to a given line segment PQ is:

Draw a line with one end point on a piece of paper.

Now take a compass and keep one tip of the compass at P and the other end at Q.Next take that span of compass and keep one end of the compass on one of the end of a line and draw an arc that intersect the line.The resulting line segment so obtained will be congruent to PQ.

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Best answer that i found on yahoo ok   set :   x= length of 2nd piece in cm  x- 3= length of 1st piece in cm  x-4= length of 3rd piece in cm  then since you know they all came from the 20 cm ribbon you add them together and set them equal to 20x+ x-3 +x-4 = 20  3x - 7= 20  3x= 27  x= 9  the shortest piece is the third piece which is x- 4  x-4  9-4 = 5  the length of the smallest piece is 5 cm.  the other lengths are  9 cm  6 cm