Find the locus of points equidistant from two intersecting lines a and b and 2 in. from line a.

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Chapter2: Parallel Lines
Section2.1: The Parallel Postulate And Special Angles
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Find the locus of points equidistant from two intersecting lines a and b and 2 in. from line a.

15.) The locus points 2 in. from line a is

a. two lines that are perpendicular to line a and 2 in. apart

b. two lines that are parallel to line a, one on each side of it, each 2 in. from it

c. a line that is the perpendicular bisector of line a

d. a circle that is tangent to line a with a radius of 2 in.

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