Question

SU and VT are chords that intersect at point R.

Answer 1

Answer:

The length of the line segment VT is 13 units.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that SU and VT are chords. If the intersect at point R, we can define the following proportion

$\frac{RS}{RT} =\frac{RV}{RU}$

Where

$RS=SR=x+6\\RT=x+4\\VR=RV=x+1\\RU=x$

Replacing all these expressions, we have

$\frac{x+6}{x+4} =\frac{x+1}{x}$

Solving for $x$, we have

$x(x+6)=(x+4)(x+1)\\x^{2} +6x=x^{2} +x+4x+4\\6x-5x=4\\x=4$

Now, notice that chord VT is form by the sum of RT and RV, so

$VT=VR+RT\\VT=x+1+x+4\\VT=2x+5$

Replacing the value of the variable

$VT=2(4)+5\\VT=8+5\\VT=13$

Therefore, the length of the line segment VT is 13 units.

Answer 2

Answer:

13 units

Step-by-step explanation: