Question

Jeremiah uses bamboo rods to make the frame of a tailless kite. He ties three bamboo rods together to form a right triangle PQR. He then ties another rod from P that meets RQ at a right angle. Segment PS in the figure below represents this rod and it is 4 inches long. Which of the following could be the lengths of segments QS and SR?

QS = 2 inches, SR = 8 inches

QS = 6 inches, SR = 10 inches

QS = 2 inches, SR = 2 inches

QS = 4 inches, SR = 12 inches

Answer 1

1st, 2 nd 8

Answer 2

i mean QS=2 nd SR=8

Answer 3

how do you figure that?

Answer 4

from the figure:)
see triangleQPS is similar to trianglePRS
so PS/QS=SR/PS
tht is PS*PS=SR*QS
SR*QS=4*4=16
now see from the options

Answer 5

ok, thanks so much :)

Answer 6

anytime :)