College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 1, Equations and Graphs - Section 1.1 - The Coordinate Plane - 1.1 Exercises - Page 93: 45

Answer

$(0, -4)$

Work Step by Step

Points on the y axis have x-coordinates equal to 0. Let $P=(0, y)$ be such a point. We want its distances from $(5,-5)$ and $(1,1)$ to be equal: $\sqrt{(0-5)^{2}+(y-(-5))^{2}}=\sqrt{(0-1)^{2}+(y-1)^{2}}\quad\text{ ...expand squares}$ $\sqrt{25+y^{2}+10y+25}=\sqrt{1+y^{2}-2y+1} \quad\text{ ...square both sides}$ $y^{2}+10y+50=y^{2}-2y+2$ $12y=-48$ $y=-4$. The point is $P=(0, -4)$.
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