Answer:
3
Step-by-step explanation:
Since LM = 9 and ST = 6 and those are corresponding sides, the ratio of any side from [tex]\triangle{PLM}[/tex] and its corresponding side from [tex]\triangle{UST}[/tex] is 9 to 6 which can be expressed as the fraction 9/6 or 3/2.
LQ and SR are corresponding segments, so set up two ratios.
[tex]\frac{LQ}{SR}=\frac{3}{2}\\\\\frac{x-1}{x-2}=\frac{3}2}[/tex]
Now "cross-multiply" (using what you may have seen called the Means-Extremes Property).
[tex]2(x-1)=3(x-2)\\\\2x-2=3x-6\\\\4=x[/tex]
Now put in 4 for x in the expression for LQ.
[tex]LQ=x-1=4-1=3[/tex]
