Length of QT

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Length of QT

by rijul007 » Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:52 pm
What is the length of side QT in triangle QTS to the left?

(1) Line segment RS has a length of 10.

(2) x = 20


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by LalaB » Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:56 pm
A is the answ


qrt=rst+rts rst=x
it means that tr=rs. since qt=tr . then qt=rs=10

B is insuff, since no info about any side of the triangle

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by pemdas » Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:46 pm
riju, did you post that?

it's a, outer angle relationship indicates TR=RS, hence we know QT.
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by rijul007 » Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:44 pm
pemdas wrote:riju, did you post that?

it's a, outer angle relationship indicates TR=RS, hence we know QT.
lol.. i dont know where my brain was at :D