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

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

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

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

Using distance formula =

⇒ PA = PB

On squaring both sides, we get

=

Therefore coordinates are (0, -2)