A line is the locus of points that: A. are the same distance from two points. B. are the same distance from one point. C. have the same sum of distances from two points. D. are the same distance from a directrix and a focus.

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DeanR

The answer is A

A line is the locus of points that: are the same distance from two points.

Let's prove this. Let's call the points (a,b) and (c,d) and equate the squared distance to (x,y)

[tex](x-a)^2+(y-b)^2 = (x-c)^2 + (y-d)^2[/tex]

[tex]x^2 - 2ax + a^2 + y^2 - 2by + b^2 = x^2 - 2cx + c^2 + y^2 - 2dx + d^2[/tex]

[tex]2(c-a)x + 2(d-b)y = c^2+d^2-a^2-b^2[/tex]

That's the equation for a line.