Respuesta :

To solve the exercise shown in the figure attached, you must apply the proccedure shown below:
 1. You must apply the Tangent Secant Segment Theorem, as following:
 ST²=QTxRT
 2. Now, solve for ST:
 ST=√(QTxRT)
 3. Subtitute the values:
 ST=√(23+7)(7)
 ST=14.49 inches
 The anwers is: 14.49 inches.