Explanation Procedure used: The locus of points in a plane and equidistant from the sides of an angle is the angle bisector. Proof: 1) If a point is on the angle bisector, then it is equidistant from the sides of the angle. In the following figure, the bisector B D divides the angle ∠ A B C and the point D lies on the bisector B D . D E ¯ ⊥ A B → and D F ¯ ⊥ B C → . Since B D → bisects ∠ A B C , ∠ A B D = ∠ C B D . Since, D E ¯ ⊥ A B → and D F ¯ ⊥ B C → , ∠ D E B = ∠ D F B ≅ right triangles. By identity, B D ¯ ≅ B D ¯ . By AAS, ∠ D E B ≅ ∠ D F B then D E ¯ ≅ D F ¯ by CPCTC. 2) If a point is equidistant from the sides of an angle, then it is on the angle bisector. In the above figure, the point D is equidistant from the sides of ∠ A B C . ∠ A B C such that D E ¯ ⊥ A B → , D F ¯ ⊥ B C → and D E ¯ = D F ¯ . Since B D → bisects ∠ A B C , the point D lies on the bisector of ∠ A B C . Since, D E ¯ ⊥ A B → and D F ¯ ⊥ B C → , ∠ D E B = ∠ D F B ≅ right triangles

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