Question

8. Point Mis 6 units away from the origin. Circle the letter by each pair of possible coordinates. A. (3.0) B. (4.2) C. (5,3) D. (0.6) E. (4.4) F. (1,5)​

Answer 1

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Answer:

  D.  (0, 6)

Step-by-step explanation:

The origin is where the axes cross. The coordinates of that point are (0, 0). The distance of a point (x2, y2) from point (x1, y1) is given by the distance formula ...

  d = √((x2 -x1)² +(y2 -y1)²)

When (x1, y1) = (0, 0), this reduces to ...

  d = √(x² +y²)

We want to find (x, y) such that d=6. This can be a little easier if we square both sides of the equation to eliminate the radical.

  x² +y² = 6² = 36

This is the equation of a circle of radius 6 centered at the origin: all points that are distance 6 from the origin. So, any point on the circle will be at a distance of 6 from the origin.

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The sum of squares in each case is ...

  A. 3² +0² = 9 . . . inside the circle

  B. 4² +2² = 20 . . . inside the circle

  C. 5² +3² = 34 . . . inside the circle

  D. 0² +6² = 36 . . . on the circle at a distance of 6 from the origin

  E. 4² +4² = 32 . . . inside the circle

  F. 1² +5² = 26 . . . inside the circle