Question

a policeman and atheif are equidistant from the jewel bo upon considering jewel box as origin the position of policeman is(0,5).if the ordinate of the position of the theif is zero thn write the coordinates of the position of the theif

Answer 1

• (-5, 0) or (5, 0)

Explanation:

Coordinates given:

• Policeman = (0, 5)
• Box with jewel = (0, 0)
• Thief = (x, 0)

The distance from the policeman to the box with jewel is:

• 5- 0 = 5 units

The distance from the jewel box to the thief is also 5 units as they are both are equidistant from the jewel box

The x- coordinate is:

• |x| = 5 ⇒ x = ± 5
• - 5 or 5 as it gives the same distance of 5 units

So his coordinates are (-5, 0) or (5, 0)