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Which geometric object is defined as the set of all points in a plane equidistant from a single point and a single line?

A) parabola
B) circle
C) bisector of an angle
D) hyperbola

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Answer: parabola

Explanation:

User Sunil Parmar
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Answer:

The geometric object that matches the definition is the parabola.

Explanation:

A parabola is the set of all points in a plane equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and a fixed-line (the directrix) that lie in the plane.

A circle is the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a given point called the center of the circle.

An angle bisector is a line or ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles.

A hyperbola is the set of all points in a plane such that the absolute value of the difference of the distances between two fixed points stays constant.

Therefore the geometric object that matches the definition is the parabola.

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