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Relation Involving Lengths from Vertex to Circumcircle Through Triangle Side

A straight line through the vertex PP of a triangle PQRPQR intersects the side QRQR at the point SS and the circumcircle of the triangle PQRPQR at the point TT. If SS is not the centre of the circumcircle, then

Options

A

1PS+1ST<2QS×SR\frac{1}{PS} + \frac{1}{ST} < \frac{2}{\sqrt{QS \times SR}}

B

1PS+1ST>2QS×SR\frac{1}{PS} + \frac{1}{ST} > \frac{2}{\sqrt{QS \times SR}}

Correct
C

1PS+1ST<4QR\frac{1}{PS} + \frac{1}{ST} < \frac{4}{QR}

D

1PS+1ST>4QR\frac{1}{PS} + \frac{1}{ST} > \frac{4}{QR}

Correct

Step-by-Step Solution

To determine the correct relation, we analyze the geometric properties of the triangle and its circumcircle.

Step 1: Power of a Point (Intersecting Chords Theorem)

Let the circumcircle of △PQR\triangle PQR be denoted by Γ\Gamma.
The line segment PTPT is a chord of Γ\Gamma passing through the vertex PP and intersecting the side QRQR (which is another chord of Γ\Gamma) at the point SS.
Since the two chords PTPT and QRQR intersect internally at SS, by the Intersecting Chords Theorem, the products of their segments are equal:
PS×ST=QS×SRPS \times ST = QS \times SR

Step 2: Applying the AM-GM Inequality to PSPS and STST

Consider the positive real quantities 1PS\frac{1}{PS} and 1ST\frac{1}{ST}. By the Arithmetic Mean - Geometric Mean (AM-GM) inequality:
1PS+1ST2≥1PS×1ST\frac{\frac{1}{PS} + \frac{1}{ST}}{2} \geq \sqrt{\frac{1}{PS} \times \frac{1}{ST}}

Since SS is not the centre of the circumcircle, the segments PSPS and STST are not equal in general (PS≠STPS \neq ST), which gives the strict inequality:
1PS+1ST>2PS×ST\frac{1}{PS} + \frac{1}{ST} > \frac{2}{\sqrt{PS \times ST}}

Substituting PS×ST=QS×SRPS \times ST = QS \times SR into the inequality, we get:
1PS+1ST>2QS×SR\frac{1}{PS} + \frac{1}{ST} > \frac{2}{\sqrt{QS \times SR}}
This establishes that option (B) is correct.

Step 3: Applying the AM-GM Inequality to QSQS and SRSR

Similarly, applying the AM-GM inequality to the segments QSQS and SRSR:
QS+SR2≥QS×SR\frac{QS + SR}{2} \geq \sqrt{QS \times SR}

Since SS is not the centre of the circumcircle, SS does not bisect the chord QRQR while simultaneously bisecting PTPT, meaning QS≠SRQS \neq SR. Thus:
QS×SR<QS+SR2=QR2\sqrt{QS \times SR} < \frac{QS + SR}{2} = \frac{QR}{2}

Taking the reciprocal on both sides reverses the inequality:
1QS×SR>2QR\frac{1}{\sqrt{QS \times SR}} > \frac{2}{QR}

Multiplying both sides by 22:
2QS×SR>4QR\frac{2}{\sqrt{QS \times SR}} > \frac{4}{QR}

Step 4: Combining the Inequalities

From Step 2 and Step 3, we have:
1PS+1ST>2QS×SR>4QR\frac{1}{PS} + \frac{1}{ST} > \frac{2}{\sqrt{QS \times SR}} > \frac{4}{QR}

Therefore:
1PS+1ST>4QR\frac{1}{PS} + \frac{1}{ST} > \frac{4}{QR}
This establishes that option (D) is also correct.

Conclusion

The correct options are B and D.