SOLUTION: please solve; the length of the line segment with end points (2,-6)and(2,y)is 4 find y

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Question 987589: please solve; the length of the line segment with end points (2,-6)and(2,y)is 4 find y
Answer by vleith(2983)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The value of x in each point it the same. So we are looking a a vertical line segment.
You are told the length of the segment is 4. There are two segments that yields a length of 4.
-6+4 = -2
-6 - 4 = -10
So the two points are (2,-2) and (2,-10)

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