Question

Triangle S R Q is shown. Angle S R Q is a right angle. An altitude is drawn from point R to point T on side S Q to form a right angle. The length of T Q is 16 and the length of R Q is 20.
What is the length of Line segment S R?

9 units
12 units
15 units
18 units

Answer 1

The length of the line segment SR is 15 units.

How to find the length of a line segment?

In Δ SRQ as seen in the attached image, we see that;

∠SRQ is a right angle

SQ is the hypotenuse

RT ⊥ SQ

Thus, by triangular rules, we know that;

(RQ)² = TQ × SQ

RQ = 20 units and TQ = 16 units

Thus;

(20)² = 16 × SQ

400 = 16 × SQ

SQ = 400/16

SQ = 25 units

By using Pythagoras theorem in Δ SRQ, we have;

(SR)² + (RQ)² = (SQ)²

RQ = 20 units and SQ = 25 units

Thus;

(SR)² + (20)² = (25)²

(SR)² + 400 = 625

(SR)² = 225

SR = √225

SR = 15 units

The length of the line segment SR is 15 units.

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