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An ellipse is the set of points whose distances from two fixed points have a constant

ANet difference
BPlain product
COverall sum
DSimple ratio
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Overall sum
For every point on an ellipse the two focal distances add up to the same constant.
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