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Question
Draw and describe the locus in the following case:
The locus of points inside a circle and equidistant from two fixed points on the circle.
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Solution
The locus of the points inside the circle that are equidistant from the fixed points on the circle will be the diameter, which is the perpendicular bisector of the line joining the two fixed points on the circle.
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