The triangle PQT with RS ll QT is shown below.If PR=12,RQ=8,and PS=21,what is the length of PT?


Since the sides RS and QT are parallel, these triangles are similar by case AA.
So we can write the following proportion between corresponding sides:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{PR}{PQ}=\frac{PS}{PT} \\ \frac{12}{12+8}=\frac{21}{PT} \\ PT=\frac{20\cdot21}{12} \\ PT=35 \end{gathered}[/tex]So the length of PT is 35 units.