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A parabola is a set of points in a plane that are __________ a fixed line called the directrix and a fixed point called the focus.

A.
congruent to
B.
equidistant from
C.
the midpoint of
D.
a squared distance from

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Hello,

Answer B : it is the definition of the parabola.
User Colton Myers
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I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is option B. A parabola is a set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line called the directrix and a fixed point called the focus. The distance is equal all through out from the directrix to the focus.
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