Math, asked by leecbroyles, 9 months ago

Find x so the distance between (x, 1) and (1, 2) is square root of 17?

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Answered by abhi52329
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x = 5 \:  \: or \: x =  - 3

Step-by-step explanation:

given

 \sqrt{ {(x - 1)}^{2}  +  {(1 - 2)}^{2} }  =  \sqrt{17}

 \sqrt{ {(x - 1)}^{2} + 1 }  =  \sqrt{17}

 {(x - 1)}^{2}  = 17 - 1 = 16

x - 1 = ±4

x = 5 \:  \: or \: x =  - 3

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