Question #6433413Single Choice

Geometry

Question

A teacher asks students to construct a segment congruent to . One student places the compass at point A, adjusts it to reach point B, but mistakenly opens the compass 2 cm wider when drawing the new segment. Which of the following statements is true?

Options

The new segment will still be congruent if its midpoint aligns with the midpoint of

The new segment is longer than

and no longer congruent.

The new segment is shorter than

but still congruent.

The new segment will only be congruent if drawn perpendicular to

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