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Question
Describe the locus of points inside a circle and equidistant from two fixed points on the circumference of the circle.
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Solution
The locus of the points inside the circle which are equidistant from the fixed points on the circumference of a circle will be the diameter which is perpendicular bisector of the line joining the two fixed points on the circle.
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