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The sum of the distances of a moving point from the points (c,0) and (-c,0) is always 2a unit `(agtc)` . Find the equation to the locus of the moving point.

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`(x^(2))/(a^(2))+(y^(2))/(a^(2)-c^(2))=1`.
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