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If the sum of the distances of a point from two perpendicular lines in a plane is 1, then its locus is
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A
Required locus of the point 
is the curve 
. If the point lies in the first quadrant, then 
and so 
, which is straight line AB . If the point 
lies in second quadrant then 
, 
and so 
⇒ ⇒ 
Similarly for third and fourth quadrant, the equations are 
and 
.
Hence the required locus is the curve consisting of the sides of the square ABCD .
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