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Standard XI
Mathematics
Distance Formula
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Question
Find the coordinates of the point which is equidistant from the points A(a, 0, 0), B(0, b, 0), C(0, 0, c) and O(0, 0, 0).
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Solution
Let the required point be P(x, y, z). Then,
P
A
2
=
P
B
2
=
P
C
2
=
P
O
2
⇔
P
A
2
−
P
O
2
=
0
,
P
B
2
−
P
O
2
=
0
and
P
C
2
−
P
O
2
=
0
.
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