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  • Jan 21, 2011, 08:21 PM
    maramfaith24
    Similarities and differences between circle and ellipse loci definition?
    What are some similarities and some differences between the definition of circle and an ellipse locus?
  • Jan 22, 2011, 06:24 AM
    galactus

    An ellipse is the locus of points the sum of whose distances from two given points (the foci) is constant.

    A circle has one point from which the distances are constant... the radius.

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