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

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)


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