Chapter 1, Exercise 7, p 46

a b

D
z
b

Figure 1:

In the diagram a and b are fixed points in the complex plane and B is the
mid point of the line joining a and b.
Let’s consider points z which satisfy |z − a| = |z − b| (1).

Since |z − a| and |z − b| are the distances of the point z from the points a
and b respectively, we are looking for points z where these two distances are
equal.
Since B is the mid point on the line joining a and b, it is a point which
satisfies (1).
Consider the point C equidistant from a and b. This point also satisfies (1).
The △ formed by the point C and the points a and b is isosceles and
therefore the line from C through B is ⊥ to the line from a to b.
Consider another point D equidistant from a and b. This point also satisfies
(1) and the △ formed by the point D and the points a and b is again
isosceles and therefore the line from D through B is again the ⊥ bisector of
the line from a to b and so must also pass through C.
Points such as A and D are the apex of isosceles △s whose base is the line
between a and b, and so the points A, B, C, D and any other point which
satisfies (1), must all lie on the same line.
QED