Problem

1951 AHSME Problem 36

Which of the following methods of proving a geometric figure a locus is not correct?

\textbf{(A)}\ \text{Every point of the locus satisfies the conditions and every point not on the locus does not satisfy the conditions.} \textbf{(B)}\ \text{Every point not satisfying the conditions is not on the locus and every point on the locus does satisfy the conditions.} \textbf{(C)}\ \text{Every point satisfying the conditions is on the locus and every point on the locus satisfies the conditions.} \begin{array}{l} \textbf{(D)}\ \text{Every point not on the locus does not satisfy the conditions and every point not satisfying}\\ \text{the conditions is not on the locus.} \end{array} \textbf{(E)}\ \text{Every point satisfying the conditions is on the locus and every point not satisfying the conditions is not on the locus.}


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