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OpenStudy (anonymous):

This conic section is defined as the locus of points equidistance fom a given point. a.Circle b.Ellipse c.Parabola d.Hyperbola

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Why don't you just look up the definitions of the 4 suggested answers?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I was going to type the answer and why, but I think Mertsj's idea is even better! It's the very definition of what these are. :-)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Think about it this way, you have a straight piece of string and attach to to a fixed center point and rotate around it freely (keeping the same length all the time). What do you draw as you move around?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

@agentx5 Thank you. Obviously the asker has internet access. He/she could just google each answer until finding the answer.

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