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Questions
Describe the locus of vertices of all isosceles triangles having a common base.
Draw and describe the locus in the following case:
The locus of vertices of all isosceles triangles having a common base.
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Solution

The locus of vertices of all isosceles triangles having a common base will be the perpendicular bisector of the common base of the triangles.
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