SOLUTION: distance formula Analytic Geometry The sum of the distance from a point P to (8,0) and (-8,0) is 20. If the abscissa of P is 6, Find the ordinate?

SOLUTION: distance formula Analytic Geometry The sum of the distance from a point P to (8,0) and (-8,0) is 20. If the abscissa of P is 6, Find the ordinate?

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Question 885395: distance formula Analytic Geometry
The sum of the distance from a point P to (8,0) and (-8,0) is 20. If the abscissa of P is 6, Find the ordinate?
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