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X-axis that are 5 units from the point (4,-3), find the 2 missing coordinates?

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im confused... what is D (distance) equal to?

the answer is (0,0) and (8,0) but how do u get it?

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  1. distance = √(x1-x2)²+(y-y2)²

    5 = √(x1-x2)²+(y1-y2)²

    5 = √(x1-4)²+(y1--3)²

    (x,0) is the point on x -axis

    5 = √(x-4)²+(0+3)²

    25 = (x-4)²+(0+3)²

    25 = x²-8x+16 + 9

    0 = x²-8x

    0 = x(x-8)

    x = 0 and 8

    the answer is (0,0) and (8,0)

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