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In the diagram below, QRT is a straight line. If angle PTR = 90°, angle PRT = 60° and angle PQR = 30° and (PQ) = 6 extsqrt(3) cm. Calculate (RT).

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3 cm\text{3 cm}

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Question 7:
In the diagram below, QRT is a straight line. If angle PTR = 90°, angle PRT = 60° and angle PQR = 30° and (PQ) = 636\sqrt{3} cm. Calculate (RT).

  • Given:
    • QRT is a straight line.
    • ∠PTR=90∘\angle PTR = 90^\circ
    • ∠PRT=60∘\angle PRT = 60^\circ
    • ∠PQR=30∘\angle PQR = 30^\circ
    • PQ=63 cmPQ = 6\sqrt{3} \text{ cm}
  1. Find ∠PRQ\angle PRQ in △PQR\triangle PQR.

    Since QRT is a straight line, ∠PRQ\angle PRQ and ∠PRT\angle PRT are supplementary angles.

    ∠PRQ=180∘−∠PRT\angle PRQ = 180^\circ - \angle PRT ∠PRQ=180∘−60∘\angle PRQ = 180^\circ - 60^\circ ∠PRQ=120∘\angle PRQ = 120^\circ
  2. Find ∠QPR\angle QPR in △PQR\triangle PQR.

    The sum of angles in △PQR\triangle PQR is 180∘180^\circ.

    ∠QPR=180∘−∠PQR−∠PRQ\angle QPR = 180^\circ - \angle PQR - \angle PRQ ∠QPR=180∘−30∘−120∘\angle QPR = 180^\circ - 30^\circ - 120^\circ ∠QPR=30∘\angle QPR = 30^\circ
  3. Determine the length of PR using the Sine Rule in △PQR\triangle PQR.

    Since ∠PQR=∠QPR=30∘\angle PQR = \angle QPR = 30^\circ, △PQR\triangle PQR is an isosceles triangle, meaning PR=QRPR = QR.
    Using the Sine Rule:

    PRsin⁡(∠PQR)=PQsin⁡(∠PRQ)\frac{PR}{\sin(\angle PQR)} = \frac{PQ}{\sin(\angle PRQ)} PRsin⁡(30∘)=63sin⁡(120∘)\frac{PR}{\sin(30^\circ)} = \frac{6\sqrt{3}}{\sin(120^\circ)}

    We know sin⁡(30∘)=12\sin(30^\circ) = \frac{1}{2} and sin⁡(120∘)=sin⁡(180∘−60∘)=sin⁡(60∘)=32\sin(120^\circ) = \sin(180^\circ - 60^\circ) = \sin(60^\circ) = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}.

    PR=63×sin⁡(30∘)sin⁡(120∘)PR = \frac{6\sqrt{3} \times \sin(30^\circ)}{\sin(120^\circ)} PR=63×1232PR = \frac{6\sqrt{3} \times \frac{1}{2}}{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}} PR=3332PR = \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}} PR=33×23PR = 3\sqrt{3} \times \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} PR=6 cmPR = 6 \text{ cm}
  4. Calculate RT using trigonometry in the right-angled △PRT\triangle PRT.

    In △PRT\triangle PRT, we have ∠PTR=90∘\angle PTR = 90^\circ, ∠PRT=60∘\angle PRT = 60^\circ, and the hypotenuse PR=6 cmPR = 6 \text{ cm}. We want to find the adjacent side RT.

    cos⁡(∠PRT)=RTPR\cos(\angle PRT) = \frac{RT}{PR} cos⁡(60∘)=RT6\cos(60^\circ) = \frac{RT}{6}

    We know cos⁡(60∘)=12\cos(60^\circ) = \frac{1}{2}.

    12=RT6\frac{1}{2} = \frac{RT}{6} RT=6×12RT = 6 \times \frac{1}{2} RT=3 cmRT = \boxed{\text{3 cm}}
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