SOLUTION: A fountain is located at (-3,6) on a map. It is exactly in the middle of a horizontal line segment between 2 other fountains located six units away. What are the locations of the o

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Question 1137167: A fountain is located at (-3,6) on a map. It is exactly in the middle of a horizontal line segment between 2 other fountains located six units away. What are the locations of the other 2 fountains.
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the other fountains are on a horizontal line,
the y-values are the same as the center point
so the other fountains are at
( a,6 )
( b,6 )


and


The other fountains are at:
( -9,6 )
( 3,6 )

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