If QR = 16, RS = 4x − 17, and QS = x + 20, what is RS? From the segment addition rule, we have: QR + RS = QS Plugging our values in for each of these segments, we get: 16 + 4x - 17 = x + 20 To solve this equation for x, we type it in our search engine and we get: x = 7 Take x = 7 and substitute it into RS: RS = 4x - 17 RS = 4(7) - 17 RS = 28 - 17 RS = 11
