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Question
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Find points on x - axis which are at a distance of square root of 29 units from point A (1, 2, 3).

Solution

Let the required point on x-axis be P (x, 0, 0)
It is at a distance of square root of 29 units from A (1, 2, 3)
rightwards double arrow                             open vertical bar PA close vertical bar space equals space square root of 29 space rightwards double arrow space square root of left parenthesis straight x minus 1 right parenthesis squared plus left parenthesis 0 minus 2 right parenthesis squared plus left parenthesis 0 minus 3 right parenthesis squared end root space equals space square root of 29
rightwards double arrow                 straight x squared minus 2 straight x plus 14 space equals space 29 space rightwards double arrow space space space straight x squared minus 2 straight x minus 15 equals 0
rightwards double arrow                space space space left parenthesis straight x minus 5 right parenthesis space left parenthesis straight x plus 3 right parenthesis space equals space 0 space rightwards double arrow space straight x equals 5 comma space straight x equals negative 3
Hence, the required points on x-axis are (5, 0, 0) or (-3, 0, 0).

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