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Question
Find a relation between x and y such that the point (x, y) is equidistant from the point (3, 6) and (−3, 4).
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Solution 1
Point (x, y) is equidistant from (3, 6) and (−3, 4).
∴ `sqrt((x-3)^2+(y-6)^2)= sqrt((x-(-3))^2 + (y -4)^2)`
⇒ `sqrt((x-3)^2+(y-6)^2)= sqrt((x+3)^2+(y-4)^2)`
⇒ `(x-3)^2 + (y -6)^2 = (x+3)^2 + (y-4)^2`
⇒ x2 + 9 - 6x + y2 + 36 - 12y = x2 + 9 + 6x + y2 + 16 - 8y
⇒ 36 - 16 = 6x + 6x + 12y - 8y
⇒ 20 = 12x + 4y
⇒ 3x + y = 5
⇒ 3x + y - 5 = 0
Solution 2
The distance d between two points `(x_1, y_1)` and `(x_2, y_2)` is given by the formula
d = `sqrt((x_1-x_2)^2 + (y_1 - y_2)^2)`
Let the three given points be P(x, y), A(3, 6) and B(−3, 4).
Now let us find the distance between ‘P’ and ‘A’.
PA = `sqrt((x - 3)^2 + (y - 3))`
Now, let us find the distance between ‘P’ and ‘B’.
PB = `sqrt((x + 3)^2 + (y - 6)^2)`
It is given that both these distances are equal. So, let us equate both the above equations,
PA = PB
`sqrt((x - 3)^2 + (y - 6)^2 )`
Squaring on both sides of the equation, we get
(x - 3)2 + (y - 6)2
= (x + 3)2 + (y - 4)2
= x2 + 9 - 6x + y2 + 36 - 12y
= x2 + 9 + 6x + y2 + 16 - 8y
= 12x + 4y = 20
= 3x + y = 5
Hence, the relationship between ‘x’ and ‘y’ based on the given condition is 3x + y = 5
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