SOLUTION: Please help me solve for x. Everything but "y" is under the square root sign: {{{ y=sqrtw^2+(x-z)^2 }}}

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Question 311438: Please help me solve for x. Everything but "y" is under the square root sign:
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please help me solve for x. Everything but "y" is under the square root sign:
y=sqrt[w^2+(x-z)^2]
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y^2 = w^2 + (x-z)^2
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(x-z)^2 = y^2-w^2
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x-z = sqrt(y^2-w^2)
x = sqrt(y^2-w^2)+z
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Cheers,
Stan H.