Equidistant Points from P & Q in 3D Space

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Start date Nov 19, 2008
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Nov 19, 2008

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Let P=(–5,7,6) and Q=(–6,–4,2). The set of all points that are equidistant from P and Q has the equation=?

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Nov 19, 2008

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What have you tried?

If you haven't tried anything, you might start with a point (x, y, z) that is one of the set of points equidistant from the two given points. Do you know a formula for distance in 3-D space?

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