document.write( "Question 1203326: Find the point y-axis that is equidistant from (5,1) and (-3, -1) \n" ); document.write( "
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On the y-axis, some point (0,y).
\n" ); document.write( "That point equally distant from (5,1) and (-3, -1);
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28%285-0%29%5E2%2B%281-y%29%5E2%29=sqrt%28%28-3-0%29%5E2%2B%28-1-y%29%5E2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"25%2B%281-y%29%5E2=9%2B%28-1-y%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16=%28-1-y%29%5E2-%281-y%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16=1%2B2y%2By%5E2-%281-2y%2By%5E2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16=4y\"\r
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