Question

Find the coordinates of the points that are 10 units away from the origin and have a y-coordinate equal to -6.. (smallest x value, and largest x value)

Answer 1

Formula for the distance between two coordinates:
d =
`\sqrt{(x1-x2) ^(2) +(y1-y2) ^(2) }`

`10 = \sqrt{(x-0)^(2)+ ( -6-0) ^(2) } \\ 100 = x^(2) +36`
x² = 100-36
x² = 64
Answer:
x = - 8 (smallest x-value) and x = 8 (largest x-value)