Given:

The points on x-axis whose perpendicular distance from the straight line is a

To find:

Points on x-axis

Concept Used:

Distance of a point from a line.

Explanation:

Let (t, 0) be a point on the x-axis.

It is given that the perpendicular distance of the line from a point is a.

∴

⇒

⇒

⇒

⇒

⇒

⇒ t

Hence, the required points on the x-axis are and