document.write( "Question 944672: I'm working on the following question. \"find the equation of the set of all points P(x,y) that the difference of the distance from (-3,4) and (3,4) is 4.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #575998 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6x%2B25+=+-6x%2B8sqrt%28x%5E2-6x%2By%5E2-8y%2B25%29%2B41\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6x%2B25+%2B6x-41=8sqrt%28x%5E2-6x%2By%5E2-8y%2B25%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x-16=8sqrt%28x%5E2-6x%2By%5E2-8y%2B25%29\" square both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"144x%5E2-384x%2B256=64%28x%5E2-6x%2By%5E2-8y%2B25%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"144x%5E2-cross%28384x%29%2B256=64x%5E2-cross%28384x%29%2B64y%5E2-512y%2B1600\"\r
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