SOLUTION: Find all the points on th x-axis that are 14 units from the point (4,-7)

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Question 1054052: Find all the points on th x-axis that are 14 units from the point (4,-7)
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Find all the points on th x-axis that are 14 units from the point (4,-7)
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There are 2.
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Use the distance formula:
d%5E2+=+diffy%5E2+%2B+diffx%5E2+=+196
7%5E2+%2B+%28x-4%29%5E2+=+196
%28x-4%29%5E2+=+147
x = 4 ħsqrt(147) and y = 0 are the 2 points.