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Identify the value of x and the length of each secant segment. HELP PLEASE!!

Identify the value of x and the length of each secant segment. HELP PLEASE!!-example-1
Identify the value of x and the length of each secant segment. HELP PLEASE!!-example-1
Identify the value of x and the length of each secant segment. HELP PLEASE!!-example-2
User Tom Morris
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Answer:

x = 6; PR = 14; PT = 28

Explanation:

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User Alisettar Huseynli
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The intersecting secants theorem says


PQ\cdot PR=PS\cdot PT


\implies8(8+x)=4(24+4)


\implies64+8x=112


\implies8x=48


\implies x=6

It's clear from the image that
PT=28, so the first option is correct.

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Same as in the first problem; the intersecting theorems says


NM\cdot NL=NO\cdot NP


\implies5(5+x)=3(3+17)


\implies25+5x=60


\implies5x=35


\implies x=7

so the third option is correct.

User Juned Ansari
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