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Consider the Incenter Theorem.
NS=11
We are told that N is the incenter of the triangle. This means that it is the point of concurrency of the angle bisectors.
According to the Incenter Theorem, the incenter of a triangle is equidistant from its sides. Therefore, NQ, NR, and NS have equal lengths.
NQ= 2x+1, NR= 4x-9
LHS-2x=RHS-2x
LHS+9=RHS+9
.LHS /2.=.RHS /2.
Rearrange equation
Finally, we can calculate the lengths of any of the segments by substituting the value of x into either of the given expressions. NQ: 2( 5)+1 =11 NR: 4( 5)-9 =11 Because both of these segments have a length of 11, we know NS does as well.