QQQ - Loci

1. You are within rectangle ABCD. Sketch the region closer to AB

than to AD, less than 4cm away from A, and more than 1cm away
from AB. Label your region R. (3 marks) 3. Draw the line representing all points which are equidistant from
points A and B. You must show your construction lines. (2 marks)
A B

A
B
D C
2. Jim is confined to square C. In order to not die, Jim needs to be at
least 3cm from Shape A and at least 2cm from shape B. Identify
the region Jim is needs to stay in to survive, labelling it R. (3
marks)
4. Draw the region which is closer to line A than to line B, within
C 4cm of point O, and at least 3cm from Q. You must show your
construction lines.

Q
A
A
O

B
B

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 5. Barry the dog is tied by a piece of rope to a post at the point A.
The rope is of length 6m. The post is on the side of a house with
length 3m. The diagram is to the scale 1cm:1m. Indicate the
region the dog can move within, labelling your region R. (2 marks)

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Answers

1. You are within rectangle ABCD. Sketch the region closer to AB

than to AD, less than 4cm away from A, and more than 1cm away A
from AB. Label your region R. (3 marks)
2 marks for two of the three lines drawn correctly. B
1 further mark for region correctly indicated.

A B

R
4. Draw the region which is closer to line A than to line B, within
4cm of point O, and at least 3cm from Q. You must show your
D C construction lines.

Q
2. Jim is confined to square C. In order to not die, Jim needs to be at A
least 3cm from Shape A and at least 2cm from shape B. Identify
the region Jim is needs to stay in to survive, labelling it R. (3 O
marks)

3. Draw the line representing all points which are equidistant from
points A and B. You must show your construction lines.

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 5. Barry the dog is tied by a piece of rope to a post at the point A.
The rope is of length 6m. The post is on the side of a house with
length 3m. The diagram is to the scale 1cm:1m. Indicate the
region the dog can move within, labelling your region R.

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