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Name the locus of points which are equidistant from two fixed points.


A

The angle bisector

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The circle

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A line

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D

The perpendicular bisector

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Solution

The correct option is D

The perpendicular bisector


A locus is a set of points satisfying a certain condition.

Three important loci are:

-The perpendicular bisector - the locus of points which are equidistant from two fixed points.

-The circle - the locus of points which are equidistant from a fixed point, the center.

-The angle bisector - the locus of points which are equidistant from two fixed lines.


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