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Is △RWS ~ △QWT?

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Is △RWS ~ △QWT? yes no-example-1
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Yes, it is. they are.


User Jsdodgers
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Answer: Yes ΔRWS≈ΔQWT.

Explanation:

We know that when two chords intersect each other inside a circle, the products of their segments are equal.

Therefore,
QW* WS=TW* RW\\\Rightarrow(QW)/(RW)=(TW)/(WS)

Now in triangle QWT and triangle RWS

∠QWT=∠RWS [Vertically opposite angles]


(QW)/(RW)=(TW)/(WS)

Therefore, By SAS similarity rule

ΔRWS≈ΔQWT

Therefore, yes ΔRWS≈ΔQWT.

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