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Locus of the Points Equidistant From a Given Point

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Find the locus of midpoints of radii of a circle.

A

Concentric circle with half radius.

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B

Circle with radius OA.

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Circle with radius 2OA.

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A
Concentric circle with half radius.

So, locus is a concentric circle with half the radius at O. Here OA is the radius of the bigger circle and OM is the radius of the smaller circle.

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