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NEED HELP DUR TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If Q has a y-coordinate of -4, what is the x-coordinate?

NEED HELP DUR TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If Q has a y-coordinate of -4, what is-example-1
User Cory Trese
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Answer:

x-coordinate is 3

Explanation:

Q has y-coordinate of -4 => the distance from origin to y-coordinate is 4 units, which is one leg of the right triangle

Pythagorean theorem states that the sum of the squares on the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square on the hypotenuse.

c^2 = a^2 + b^2

with c = 5, a = 4

5^2 = 4^2 + b^2

b^2 = 25 - 16 = 9

b = √9 = 3

so Q has coordinates (3,-4)

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