The distance between $(x, 2)$ and $(0,6)$ is $5$ units. What is the value of $x$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-16T20:32:37

The distance between the two points is

$d=sqrt((x-0)^2+(2-6)^2)=sqrt(x^2+16)$

Hence

$sqrt(x^2+16)=5$

$x^2+16=25$

$x^2=9$

$x=+-3$

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