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The locus of a point equidistant from a fixed point is a

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circle
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straight line
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parabola
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hyperbola
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Solution

The correct option is A circle
A locus is defined as the path traced out by a point in a plane or in space ,satisfying a certain set of conditions.
The locus of a point which always remains at a constant distance from a fixed point is a circle.

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