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PQRS is a parallelogram. PT is perpendicular to TQR. PT=5cm,TQ=2cm and PS=10cm. Calculate the length of VR where V is where the diagonals intersect? ?
PQRS is a parallelogram. PT is perpendicular to TQR. PT=5cm,TQ=2cm and PS=10cm. Calculate the length of VR where V is where the diagonals intersect? ?
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Apr 9
Given that PQRS is a parallelogram, we know that opposite sides are equal in length. Therefore, PS = QR = 10 cm.
Since PT is perpendicular to TQR, we can use Pythagoras theorem to find the length of TR: TR^2 = TQ^2 + QR^2 TR^2 = 2^2 + 10^2 TR^2 = 4 + 100 TR^2 = 104 TR = √104 TR ≈ 10.2 cm
Since PT is perpendicular to TQR, we can also use Pythagoras theorem to find the length of PR: PR^2 = PT^2 + TR^2 PR^2 = 5^2 + 10.2^2 PR^2 = 25 + 104.04 PR^2 = 129.04 PR = √129.04 PR ≈ 11.36 cm
Since PR is the diagonal of the parallelogram, it bisects the other diagonal QS at point V. Therefore, VR = 0.5 * QS VR = 0.5 * 10 VR = 5 cm