Find the equation of the locus of a point is at a distance 7 units from the point(1,6).

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Answer:

Explanation:

let (x,y) be any point on the locus.

Then

$√((x-1)^2+(y-6)^2) =7\\or\\(x-1)^2+(y-6)^2=49\\which ~is~a~circle.$

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