Ab is a translation of cd. to the nearest tenth, what is the length of each segment? describe the effect of a translation on the length of a line segment. a) ab is about 11.5 units; cd is about 10 units. a translated segment is longer than the original segment. b) ab is about 10.5 units; cd is about 11.5 units. a translated segment is shorter than the original segment. c) ab is about 11.3 units; cd is about 11.3 units. the length of a translated segment is the same as the original segment. d) ab is about 12.5 units; cd is about 12.5 units. the length of a translated segment is the same as the original segment.