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by sparkles3144 » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:03 am
(2) root v^2 + root w^2 = root x^2 + root y^2

Is it v + w = x + y?
or
v^2 + w^2 = x^2 + y^2?
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by faraz_jeddah » Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:59 am
abhirup1711 wrote:b. In the rectangular coordinate system are the points (v,w) and (x,y) equidistant from the origin?
1. v/w = x/y
2. root v^2 + root w^2 = root x^2 + root y^2

Please help
Stat 2 is not clear.
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by sparkles3144 » Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:07 pm
I didn't understand your statement 2 :/
I was wondering if you can make it clear
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by Atekihcan » Thu Jun 13, 2013 1:37 am
sparkles3144 wrote:(2) root v^2 + root w^2 = root x^2 + root y^2

Is it v + w = x + y?
or
v^2 + w^2 = x^2 + y^2?
No. It is as posted, i.e. √(v²) + √(w²) = √(x²) + √(y²)
Which essentially translates to none of what you wrote but |v| + |w| = |x| + |y|

Here are two posts discussing this problem,
https://www.beatthegmat.com/coordinate-t81057.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/distance-fro ... 99496.html
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