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Show that the path of a moving point such that its distances from two lines `3x -2y = 5`and `3x + 2y = 5`are equal is a straight line.

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Two lines `3x – 2y = 5` and `3x + 2y = 5`
To prove:
The path of a moving point such that its distances from two lines `3x – 2y = 5` and `3x + 2y = 5` are equal is a straight line
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