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Given:
The equation of line is x/3 + y/4 = 1
4x + 3y = 12
4x + 3y – 12 = 0 …. (1)
Now, compare equation (1) with general equation of line Ax + By + C = 0, where A = 4, B = 3, and C = -12
Let (a, 0) be the point on the x-axis, whose distance from the given line is 4 units.
So, the perpendicular distance (d) of a line Ax + By + C = 0 from a point (x1, y1) is given by
|4a – 12| = 4 × 5
± (4a – 12) = 20
4a – 12 = 20 or – (4a – 12) = 20
4a = 20 + 12 or 4a = -20 + 12
a = 32/4 or a = -8/4
a = 8 or a = -2
∴ The required points on the x – axis are (-2, 0) and (8, 0)