document.write( "Question 1164770: Find all points on the x-axis that are 6 units from the point (2,-3). \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "In a coordinate plane, the points on the  x-axis  are the points (x,0) for arbitrary \"x\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, the points you are looking for, satisfy this distance equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "     = 6,\r\n" );
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document.write( "or\r\n" );
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document.write( "     = 36.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides to get\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (x-2)^2 + 9 = 6^2\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (x-2)^2 = 36 - 9\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (x-2)^2 = 27\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x - 2 =  = +/- \r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, there are two values for x   =   and   = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, the points are  A = (,0)  and  B = (,0).     ANSWER\r\n" );
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