Theory Equations of the form ∣z−a∣=∣z−b∣|z-a|=|z-b|∣z−a∣=∣z−b∣ describe a locus (often a line). Convert each side into u2+v2u^2+v^2u2+v2 after writing z=x+iyz=x+iyz=x+iy.