What point is equidistant from #(0, 0)#, #(3, 0)# and #(6, 0)# ?

2 Answers
Aug 27, 2015

Ans: (3, 0)

Explanation:

Call M (x, y) the point that is equidistant from A (0, 0), and (6, 0).
x-coordinate of M --> x = (6 - 0)/2 = 3
Coordinates of M (3, 0)
Answer: Point M (3, 0).

Aug 27, 2015

There is no such point. These three points are colinear.

Explanation:

All of the points #(0, 0)#, #(3, 0)# and #(6, 0)# lie on the #x# axis.

The points which are equidistant from #(0, 0)# and #(3, 0)# all lie on the line #x = 3/2#.

The points which are equidistant from #(3, 0)# and #(6, 0)# all lie on the line #x = 9/2#.

These parallel lines do not meet: you cannot satisfy both equations at the same time. So there is no point which is equidistant from all three given points.