document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203017>Question 1203017</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The abcissa of a point is -4 and its distance from (2,4) is square root of 72. Find the ordinate<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "abscissa (not abcissa) = x coordinate; ordinate = y coordinate<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two points are (2,4) and (-4,y).  By the distance formula...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282-%28-4%29%29%5E2%2B%284-y%29%5E2=72 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282-%28-4%29%29%5E2%2B%284-y%29%5E2=72\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%5E2%2B%284-y%29%5E2=72 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%5E2%2B%284-y%29%5E2=72\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284-y%29%5E2=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284-y%29%5E2=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4-y=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4-y=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4-y=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4-y=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWERS: -2 or 10<br><BR>\n" );
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