Construct on the number line and answer the following.
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Problem
Construct 5 on the number line and answer the following.
(i) List the complete sequence of steps, using only an unmarked ruler and a compass, to obtain the point representing 5.
(ii) Prove algebraically that the length obtained in part (i) is indeed 5.
(iii) Give the value of 5 correct to three decimal places.