Find the point on x-axis which is equidistant from the points (-2, 5) and (2,-3).

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

Points A(-2, 5) and B(2, -3) are equidistance from point P.

Let the coordinates of point are P(x, 0)

Using distance formula =

⇒ PA = PB

On squaring both sides, we get

=

Therefore coordinates are (-2, 0)