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For example :
(a) The locus of a child going down a slide is a line parallel to the
slide
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(d) The locus of points that are equidistant from two intersecting
lines is the bisector of the
angle between the two intersecting lines.
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In the diagram above, TUVW is a square. Determine the locus of a
point which is equidistant
from T and V and moves within the square.
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The locus of a point which is equidistant from T and V is a
perpendicular bisector of the diagonal
TV. Therefore, the locus is the straight line UW that is another
diagonal of the square TUVW.
(C) Constructing the locus
To construct the locus:
(i) Describe and sketch the locus.
(ii) With appropriate scale, construct the locus using a ruler, a set square or
pair of
compasses
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Two points T and U are 5.4 cm apart. Construct the locus of point A
that is equidistant from T
and U.
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(C) Constructing the locus
To construct the locus:
(i) Describe and sketch the locus.
(ii) With appropriate scale, construct the locus using a ruler, a set square or
pair of
compasses.
Construct the locus of point M such that it is always 2 cm from a
fixed point O.
The locus of point M is a circle with centre O and a distance of 2 cm
from the centre O.
Step to construct the locus:
1. Open a pair of compasses on a ruler to measure a radius of 2 cm.
2. Mark a fixed point O on a sheet of paper. With point O as the centre, draw
an arc 2 cm
from O to form a circle.
Two points T and U are 5.4 cm apart. Construct the locus of point A
that is equidistant from T
and U.
The locus of point A is the perpendicular bisector of the line joining
the points T and U.
Steps to construct the locus :
1. Draw a line segment TU of 5.4 cm.
2. Open the compasses to a radius more thatn half the length of TU.
With point T as the
centre, draw an arc below and above the line.
3. With the same radius and point U as the centre, draw two arcs to
intersect the first two
arcs at C and D
4. Draw a line through C and D. This is the locus of point A
INTERSECTIONS OF TWO LOCI
a. Determine the intersection of two loci
The above figure shows the loci of particle A and particle B. Points P
and Q are two points of
intersection of the two loci
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The above figure shows a square ABCD with sides 8 cm. A point P
moves inside the square
such that it is equidistant from A and C. Another point Q moves inside
the square such that it is at
a constant distance of 6 cm from A. Find the points that satify both
conditions.
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The locus of P is the perpendicular bisector of diagonal AC. The locus
of Q is an arc with centre A and radius 6 cm. The points that satisfy both
conditions are the points of intersection of both loci, X and Y.
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Line segment AB is 4 cm long. A point M moves such that it is at a
constant distance of 2 cm
from the midpoint of AB. Another point N moves such that it is at a
constant distant of 1 cm from
AB. Fing the points of intersection of both loci.
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Step 1
Construct the loci of points M and N
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Determine the points of intersection of both loci
Therefore, points P, Q, R and S are intersections of the two loci.
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