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Find the coordinates of the point which is equidistant from the points A(a, 0, 0), B(0, b, 0), C(0, 0, c) and O(0, 0, 0).

Answer:

Let us take,

D(x,y,z) point equidistant from points A(a, 0, 0), B(0, b, 0), C(0, 0, c) and O(0, 0, 0).

∴ AD = OD

Squaring on both sides,

(x – a)2+ (y – 0)2 + (z – 0)2 = (x – 0)2 + (y – 0)2 + (z – 0)2

x2 +2ax + a2 + y2 + z2 = x2 + y2 + z2

a(2x-a) = 0  ;a ≠ 0

x = a/2

∴ BD = OD

Squaring on both sides,

(x – a)2+ (y – 0)2 + (z – 0)2 = (x – 0)2 + (y – 0)2 + (z – 0)2

b(2y-b) = 0    ;b ≠ 0

y= b/2

∴ CD = OD

Squaring on both sides,

(x – a)2+ (y – 0)2 + (z – 0)2 = (x – 0)2 + (y – 0)2 + (z – 0)2

x2 + y2 + z2 + 2cz + c2 = x2 + y2 + z2

c(2z-c) = 0      ;c ≠ 0

z= c/2

Therefore, the point D(a/2,b/2,c/2) is equidistant to points A(a, 0, 0), B(0, b, 0), C(0, 0, c) and O(0, 0, 0).