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Given PQS = 45^ and QPS = 45^.

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30∘\text{30}^\circ

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  1. Analyze △PQS\triangle PQS.

    Given ∠PQS=45∘\angle PQS = 45^\circ and ∠QPS=45∘\angle QPS = 45^\circ.
    The sum of angles in a triangle is 180∘180^\circ.

    ∠PSQ=180∘−∠PQS−∠QPS\angle PSQ = 180^\circ - \angle PQS - \angle QPS ∠PSQ=180∘−45∘−45∘\angle PSQ = 180^\circ - 45^\circ - 45^\circ ∠PSQ=90∘\angle PSQ = 90^\circ

    This confirms that PSPS is perpendicular to QRQR.

  2. Analyze △PRS\triangle PRS.

    Since PS⊥QRPS \perp QR, we have ∠PSR=90∘\angle PSR = 90^\circ.
    We are given ∠PRT=30∘\angle PRT = 30^\circ. Note that ∠PRT\angle PRT is the same as ∠PRS\angle PRS.
    So, in right-angled △PRS\triangle PRS:

    ∠RPS=180∘−∠PSR−∠PRS\angle RPS = 180^\circ - \angle PSR - \angle PRS ∠RPS=180∘−90∘−30∘\angle RPS = 180^\circ - 90^\circ - 30^\circ ∠RPS=60∘\angle RPS = 60^\circ
  3. Calculate ∠SPT\angle SPT.

    From the diagram, point TT lies on the line segment SRSR. Therefore, ∠RPS\angle RPS is the sum of ∠RPT\angle RPT and ∠SPT\angle SPT.

    ∠RPS=∠RPT+∠SPT\angle RPS = \angle RPT + \angle SPT

    We know ∠RPS=60∘\angle RPS = 60^\circ (from Step 2) and we are given ∠RPT=30∘\angle RPT = 30^\circ.

    60∘=30∘+∠SPT60^\circ = 30^\circ + \angle SPT ∠SPT=60∘−30∘\angle SPT = 60^\circ - 30^\circ ∠SPT=30∘\angle SPT = 30^\circ

    The value QS=4.5QS = 4.5 cm is not required to solve for ∠SPT\angle SPT.

    The final answer is 30∘\text{30}^\circ.

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