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find the coordinates of the point equidistant from (4,-6) and the origin, as well as on the line 2x-y=9

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We have to find the coordinates of the point equidistant from (4,-6) and the origin, as well as on the line 2x-y=9.

We can graph the line and the points to have an idea of the problem:

We can write the distance from our point (x,y) to the point (4,-6) as:


D_1=\sqrt[]{(x-4)^2+(y+6)^2}

If we replace y with the value of the equation we get:


2x-y=9\longrightarrow y=2x-9
D_1=\sqrt[]{(x-4)^2+(2x-9+6)^2}=\sqrt[]{(x-4)^2+(2x-3)^2}

For the distance of our point (x,y) to the origin (0,0) we get:


\begin{gathered} D_2=\sqrt[]{(x-0)^2+(y-0)^2} \\ D_2=\sqrt[]{x^2+(2x-9)^2} \end{gathered}

If the point is equidistant to both points, both distances are equal, so we can write:


\begin{gathered} D_1=D_2 \\ \sqrt[]{(x-4)^2+(2x-3)^2}=\sqrt[]{x^2+(2x-9)^2} \\ (x-4)^2+(2x-3)^2=x^2+(2x-9)^2 \\ (x^2-8x+16)+(4x^2-12x+9)^2=x^2+(4x^2-36x+81) \\ 5x^2-20x+25=5x^2-36x+81 \\ 5x^2-5x^2-20x+36x=81-25 \\ 16x=56 \\ x=(56)/(16) \\ x=3.5 \end{gathered}

We know the x-coordinate (x=3.5), so we can now calculate the y-coordinate as:


y=2x-9=2\cdot3.5-9=7-9=-2

Then, the coordinates for the equidistant point is (3.5, -2)

We can graph this as:

Answer: Coordinates of the point (x,y)=(3.5,-2)

find the coordinates of the point equidistant from (4,-6) and the origin, as well-example-1
find the coordinates of the point equidistant from (4,-6) and the origin, as well-example-2
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