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Locus

Turn on the axes, then draw lines AB and BC, where A is at the origin and C lies on the x-axis

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Construct the midpoint of BC

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Set the lengths of AB and BC...

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and the angle between AB and the x-axis

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Create the locus of point D as θ varies

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Open the numeric panel to animate

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Open the symbolic panel to find the equation of the curve

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