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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hey! so i dont even really know how to start this, if somebody could help that would be sooooooooooooo great!!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem says: Describe the locus of points a fixed distance from a given point and equidistant from the sides of an angle.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you times a million!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #104941 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=104941\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Draw the figure.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "points at a fixed distance from a point form a circle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "points equidistant from the sides of an angle form the bisector of the angle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the locus you are looking for could be one of the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) no points if the radius of the circle is less than the perpendicular <BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance from the point to the bisector.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) one point if the radius of the circle equals the distance from the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "point to the bisector<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3) two points if the radius is greater than the perpendicular distance.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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