SOLUTION: If (3,4) is equidistant from (x,4) and (3,-1), what is x?

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Question 969516: If (3,4) is equidistant from (x,4) and (3,-1), what is x?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Recognize the use of Distance Formula:
sqrt%28%28x-3%29%5E2%2B%284-4%29%5E2%29=sqrt%28%283-3%29%5E2%2B%28-1-4%29%5E2%29
Work the rest from that.


Work inside parentheses first. Expressions inside grouping symbols get priority before exponents.