SOLUTION: If (1,y) is equidistant from (-8,-5) and (-4,-10), what is y?

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Question 969233: If (1,y) is equidistant from (-8,-5) and (-4,-10), what is y?
Answer by amarjeeth123(570) About Me  (Show Source):
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√(1+8)^2+(y+5)^2=√(1+4)^2+(y+10)^2
81+y^2+10y+25=25+y^2+20y+100
10y+81=20y+100
10y=-19
y=-19/10=-1.9
The value of y is -1.9.
Verifying
√81+(3.1)^2=√25+(8.1)^2
√90.61=√90.61