SOLUTION: find the distance between the points. find the coordinates of the points that are 10 units away from the origin and have a y-coordinate equal to -6.

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Question 328354: find the distance between the points.
find the coordinates of the points that are 10 units away from the origin and have a y-coordinate equal to -6.
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the pythagoran theorem.
Let the hypotenues be 10 and one leg of the right triangle be (-6)
10%5E2+=+%28-6%29%5E2+%2B+x%5E2
100+=+36+%2B+x%5E2
64+=+x%5E2
x+=+8 or x+=+-8
So two points work.
(8,-6) and (-8, -6)