R 12 N 2 S 9 M 1.5 Q = 1.5
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Since RM = 9 and MQ = 1.5, we can find the length of RQ by adding these two lengths together: RQ = RM + MQ = 9 + 1.5 = 10.5 Now, we have the lengths of RN and RQ, and we want to find the proportion between QS and RS. We know that RN = 12 and NS = 2, so we can Show more…
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