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To find:The measure of segment OW in a given
Answer to Problem 22CR
The measure of segment OW is
Explanation of Solution
Given Information:
A triangle OTW with a line parallel to the base and intersecting the other two sides of the triangle at point S and V such that
Formula used:
In a triangle when a segment is drawn parallel to the base intersects the other two sides at two respective points, it divides the sides in the same proportion.
For example, in the above triangle TRS , the segment PQ is parallel to the base RS and it divides the respective sides TR and TS proportionately, expressed as,
Calculation:
Consider the given triangleOTW . Applying the relation between the proportional sides with the given sides,
Substituting the measures of the given sides,
Now, the length of the side OW is obtained as the sum of measure of OV and VW ,
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