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equidistant from two points

a ship sails along equidistant from two lighthouses a and b

what is the locus of the ship?

a straight line!

this line is at right angles to the line ab

it is called the perpendicular bisector

equidistant from a point

a golfer hits a ball 2 meters away from a hole.

the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point is a circle.

if every place he could hit the ball is marked what shape does it make?

CIRCLE!

equidistant from two lines

a golfer hits a ball and to be a perfect shot it has to land so it is the same distance between two lines

to do this it is a straight line.

this line is called the angle bisector

loous of a square

do points 1cm away from the perimeter

the outside locus is curved around the corners.

the inside locus is another square

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