SOLUTION: Find y so that the length of the segment connecting A(2,3) and B(5,y) is equal to the sum of the ordinates of points A&B

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Question 1060482: Find y so that the length of the segment connecting A(2,3) and B(5,y) is equal to the sum of the ordinates of points A&B
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064) About Me  (Show Source):
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So we set those expressions equal to each other:

sqrt%28%285-2%29%5E2%2B%28y-3%29%5E2%29%22%22=%22%223%2By

Simplify and solve that for y.  If you have trouble, 
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