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MakcuM [25]
3 years ago
9

Use the diagram to solve for segments SW and WQ. Show your work and/or explain how you determined the answer

Mathematics
1 answer:
Minchanka [31]3 years ago
5 0

The intersecting chords theorem states that whenever two chords intersect, the product of their pieces is constant.

So, in this case, we have

\overline{RW}\cdot\overline{WP}=\overline{SW}\cdot\overline{WQ}

Plugging your values, we have

8\cdot 9 = 6x \cdot 12x \iff 72=72x^2 \iff x^2=1

This equation has solutions x=\pm 1, but we can't choose x=-1, because it would lead to

\overline{SW}=-6,\quad\overline{WQ}=-12

So, the only feasible solutions is x=1

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