What term best describes the set of all points in a plane for which the sum of the distances to two fixed points equals a certai

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What term best describes the set of all points in a plane for which the sum of the distances to two fixed points equals a certai

n constant?

Mathematics

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KatRina [158] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-04T03:35:44+03:00

KatRina [158]3 years ago

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Hello there.

What term best describes the set of all points in a plane for which the sum of the distances to two fixed points equals a certain constant?

ellipse

MakcuM [25] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-04T01:56:40+03:00

You are referring to an ELLIPSE.

In mathematics, an ellipse is a curve in a plane surrounding two focal points such that the sum of the distances to the two focal points is constant for every point on the curve. As such, it is a generalization of a circle, which is a special type of an ellipsehaving both focal points at the same location.