Question:
Find the point on the z-axis which is equidistant from the points A(1, 5, 7) and B(5, 1, -4).
Solution:
Consider, C(0,0,z) point which lies on z axis and is equidistant from points A(1, 5, 7) and B(5, 1, -4)
∴ AC = BC
$\sqrt{(0-1)^{2}+(0-5)^{2}+(z-7)^{2}}=\sqrt{(0-5)^{2}+(0-1)^{2}+(z+4)^{2}}$
Squaring both sides,
$(0-1)^{2}+(0-5)^{2}+(z-7)^{2}=(0-5)^{2}+(0-1)^{2}+(z+4)^{2}$
$1+25+z^{2}-14 z+49=25+1+z^{2}+8 z+16$
$-22 z=-33$
Z = 1.5
The point C is (0,0,1.5).