Statement:
PQRS is a rhombus with PQ = (9b - 5) and QR = (3b - 0.8) meters. S is the midpoint of RT.
To find out:
The length of RT.
Solution:
- There is a property of a rhombus that all sides of the rhombus are equal.
- Therefore, 9b - 5 = 3b - 0.8
- or, 9b - 3b = -0.8 + 5
- or, 6b = 4.2
- or, b = 4.2 ÷ 6 = 0.7 m
- Therefore, the length of RS
- = 9b - 5
- = 9(0.7) - 5 m
- = 6.3 - 5 m
- = 1.3 m
- S is the midpoint of RT.
- Hence, TS = RS = 1.3 m
- Therefore, the measure of RT
- = TS + RS
- = (1.3 + 1.3) m
- = 2.6 m
Answer:
RT = 2.6 meters
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