Geometric places of the plane

A geometric place, or locus, is a set of points in the plane that verify a property.


For example, the perpendicular bisector of a segment is the geometric place of all points that are equidistant of its extremes.

Example: find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the segment AB, if A(1,1) and B(3,-2)

 

 

Exercise: find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the segment AB, if A(3,-3) and B(8,-3)

 

 

 

 

Solution: x-11/2 = 0

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