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A(n) _____ is a closed curve around two points called the foci, such that the total distance from one focus to the curve and back to the other focus remains constant.
 
  A) ellipse
  B) equant
  C) deferent
  D) paradigm

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Claudius Ptolemy created a mathematical model of the Aristotelian Universe in which a planet followed a small circle called the _____ that slid around a larger circle called the deferent.
 
  A) heterocycle
  B) epicycle
  C) pericycle
  D) hemicycle


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 27, 2018
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