If q, s, and t are all different numbers, is q < s < t ?

It very well could be, but not necessarily. What if q = 10, s = 8, and t = 6?

The statement is that q is less than s, and s is less than t (which therefore also means q is less than t).

However, when we substitute (replace) all the letters with the values we assigned them, we can find that the expression becomes:

10 < 8 < 6

This clearly isn’t right, as 10 is the greatest number there, and 8 is definitely less than 10 and greater than 6.

Intersecting secant-tangent theorem states that if a tangent segment and a secant segment are drawn to a circle from an exterior point, then the square of the measure of the tangent segment is equal to the product of the measures of the secant segment and its external secant segment.so to break it down: 1. pq acts as the tangent and ps as the secant with an intersection at p.sr = 21rp = 3x + 3pq = 4x + 4following to equation: tangent squared = the two segments multiplied by each otherso (4x + 4) ^ 2 = (3x + 3) • (21) simplifies to 16x^2 - 31x - 47 = 0 or (16x - 47)(x + 1) x = -1 or x = 47/162. pq acts as the tangent and ps as the secant with an intersection at p (again! )sr = 16rp = xpq = 15(15) ^ 2 = 16 • x225 = 16xx = 225/163. the interesting chords are proportional to each other so a ratio is possible to set up: ap dp 10 3 + x = = —— = pc pb 8 xcross multiple to get 10x = (3 + x)(8)x = 12