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In the triangle PQRS, PS=SR
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23 Jan 2017, 08:38
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Quantity A |
Quantity B |
X |
Y |
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Re: In the triangle PQRS, PS=SR
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According to the current diagram, y° is larger than x°. But remember, the figures are not always drawn to scale and you are free to make changes provided you keep the information given as a constant. In this case, the constant is that PS = SR.
So keeping line PR the same, where PS = SR, move Q around to see what happens to x and y:
As you can see, it’s impossible to determine which angle is greater without having more information about point Q.
Hence option D is correct.
According to the current diagram, y° is larger than x°. But remember, the figures are not always drawn to scale and you are free to make changes provided you keep the information given as a constant. In this case, the constant is that PS = SR.
So keeping line PR the same, where PS = SR, move Q around to see what happens to x and y:
As you can see, it’s impossible to determine which angle is greater without having more information about point Q.
Hence option D is correct.
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Re: In the triangle PQRS, PS=SR
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The easiest way to solve this problem is to attempt to produce two different answers. What if we imagined that point Q was stretched waaaay off to the right? Draw a quick picture. This would make y quite large and z quite small.
Now how can we make z large and y small? If you imagine smushing point Q down very close to the base, then z would be quite large while y would be small. So the answer is D.
Now how can we make z large and y small? If you imagine smushing point Q down very close to the base, then z would be quite large while y would be small. So the answer is D.
