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Question from Lenny, a student:

What is a set of points in space the same given distance from its center point called?

Hi Larry,

Here's a hint. The set of points on a plane (2 dimensions) the same given distance from the center point is called a circle. Now what happens if you are talking about three dimensions in space?

Stephen La Rocque.>

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