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Activity each of radius 1 cm, with centres X and Y respectively.

Activity 11.1 (p. 3)

3.

The locus of P is made up of three line segments, each at a

distance of 1 cm from the triangle, with three one-thirds of
a circle, each of radius 1 cm, centred at A, B and C
respectively.
1. (a)
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1. The locus of P is a straight line parallel to CD.

2. The locus of P is a smaller circle which lies inside the

given circle.

3. (a) The locus of P is a straight line passing through A

and P.
(b) The locus of Q is a straight line passing through A
(b)
and Q.

4. (a) The locus of P is a smaller circle which lies inside the

given circle.
(b) no

5. (a) The locus of P is a smaller circle which touches the

given circle internally.
(b) The locus of Q is a smaller circle which touches the
2. (a) given circle internally.
(c) no
(b)
Exercise
Follow-up Exercise Exercise 11A (p. 9)

p. 9 Level 1

1.
1.
The locus of P is a circle with centre O and radius 2 cm.
The locus of P is made up of two parallel line segments,
each at a distance of 2 cm from MN, with two semi-circles
2.
each of radius 2 cm, with centres M and N respectively.

The locus of P is made up of two parallel line segments,

each at a distance of 1 cm from XY, with two semi-circles

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(b)
2.

The locus of P is two straight lines that are d cm from L The locus of E is a circle with centre C and radius
and parallel to it. EC.

Level 2

3.

The locus of P is a circle with centre O and radius OP. 7.

The locus of P is made up of three line segments, one at a

distance of 1 cm from the horizontal line and two at a
distance of 1 cm from the other, with three semi-circles
each of radius 1 cm, with the vertices as the centres
respectively.
4.

The locus of P is the angle bisector of ∠CAB.

8.

The locus of P is two circles, each with the same centre as

the circle with radius 2 cm and radii 1 cm and 3 cm
5. respectively.

The locus of P is a circle with the same centre as the circle

with radius 1 cm and the radius of P is 2.5 cm.

9.
6. (a)

The locus of vertex A is a circle with centre C and The locus of P is made up of two parts.
radius AC. Part one is made up of two pairs of parallel line segments,
each at a distance of 1 cm from the square, with four
quarters of a circle, each of radius 1 cm, centred at A, B, C
and D respectively. Part two is a square with size 1 cm × 1

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cm which lies at the centre of ABCD. The locus of P is two straight lines that are 4 cm from AB
and parallel to it.

13.

The locus of P is an arc of the circle passing through

10.
points A, B and P.
The locus of P is the angle bisectors of the angles between
14. (a) The locus of P is the straight line which bisects AB
L1 and L2.
and perpendicular to AB as shown:

(b) The locus of Q is the circle with the mid-point O of

11. (a) AC as the centre as shown:

For a fixed circle with centre O such as the middle

one shown above, the locus of P are circles lying
inside or outside the fixed circle which touch A.

(c) The possible locations of a point M are the

intersections of the loci of P and Q as shown:

(b)

The locus of P is a circle with centre O and radius

6 cm.

15. The locus of the snail in the first 18 s is the curve as shown:

12.

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(c)

The locus of P is the straight line passing through B

Revision Exercise 11 (p. 19) and D.

Level 1

3.

The locus of P is made up of two pairs of parallel line

1.
The locus of P is made up of two pairs of parallel line
segments, each at a distance of 1 cm from the rhombus,
with four quarters of a circle, each of radius 1 cm, centred
at A, B, C and D respectively.
segments, each at a distance of 1 cm from one of the line
segments, with two semi-circles each of radius 1 cm, with
the vertices as the centres respectively, and a quarter circle
of radius 1 cm centred at the intersection point of the two
line segments.

4.
2. (a) The locus of P is the straight line that joins A and P as
shown.
The locus of P is the straight line passing through the
mid-points of AD and BC as shown.

(b)

The locus of P is the straight line AC. 5.

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The locus of P is the straight line that passes through C

and is perpendicular to AB.

Level 2

6.
9.
The locus of P is the curve as shown.
The locus of P is a larger circle with the same centre as the
fixed circle as shown.

10.

The locus of P is made up of two arcs of two circles with

MN as a chord.

7.

The locus of P is the curve as shown.

11. (a)

The locus of P is a circle with diameter AB.

8.

The locus of P is the curve composed of two arcs of

circles of radii 3 cm and 4 cm respectively as shown.

(b)

The locus of Q is the arc of the circle passing through

A, B and Q.

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12. (a) The locus of P is a circle with radius the same as that 6. Answer: D
of the fixed circle.
7. Answer: B
(b) The locus of Q is a circle with radius the same as
that of the fixed circle. 8. Answer: B
(c) no

13.

The locus of P is a circle such that its tangents passing

through F and the tangents of the fixed circle passing
through F are common.
14.

The locus of P is the curve as shown.

Multiple Choice Questions (p. 22)

1. Answer: B

2. Answer: A

3. Answer: C

4. Answer: A

5. Answer: D