Question

On your paper, draw two segments roughly like those shown. Use these segments in Exercise $1-4$ to construct a segment having the indicated length. $b-a$

Short answer

Draw $b-a=$line-segment $b-$ line-segment $a$.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given information.

Two-line segments of lengths $a$ and $b$are given.

Step 2. Measure the length of b and a and subtract it.

Now, $a$ segment of length $b-a$ can be drawn by subtracting the length of the segment $a$from the segment $b$.

Subtraction of both lengths is,

$b-a$

Step 3. Draw the line.

Now, draw $b-a$

Then $b-a$will be as shown below,

Therefore, $b-a=$ line-segment $b-$ line-segment $a$ as shown in the figure above.