Discovery Activity 1 To determine the locus of points that is of constant distance from a fixed point. 1.

Cut a strip of manila card 2.5 cm long and mark a point O, 0.5cm from one end of the strip.

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Pin down the strip on a piece of paper at point O. !ark a point 2cm from O. Continue marking points on the sheet of paper as the strip is rotated.

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#emo$e the strip. %hat is the distance of the marked points from O& (oin the marked points and determine the locus.

Conclusion: The locus is a circle with centre O and a distance of 2 cm from O.

Discovery Activity 2 To determine the locus of points that is e)uidistant from two fixed point. 1. 2. . ". !ark 2 points * and +, 12 cm apart on a sheet of paper. ,old a straw into exactl- two hal$es and draw a line at its centre. Place the two inner ends of the straw at * and +. Then, mark the centre point of the straw on the paper. Turn the straw in the opposite direction. Place the two inner ends of the straw at * and +. Then, mark the centre point of the straw on the paper.

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,old the straw into two hal$es again. Cut off 1 cm from .oth ends. Then, repeat steps " and 5. #epeat step ' until -ou ha$e marked ' points.

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#emo$e the straw. %hat can -ou conclude a.out the distance of the marked points from * and +& (oin the points and determine the locus.

Conclusion: The locus is a circle with centre O and a distance of 2 cm from O.

Discovery Activity 3 To determine the locus of points that is of constant distance from a fixed point. 1. 2. 1raw a straight line *+, " cm long. Place a ruler perpendicular to the line *+ and mark points 1 cm from *+ along .oth sides of the line. 2ote3 a set s)uare can .e used to make sure the ruler is perpendicular to the line *+.

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#emo$e the ruler. %hat is the perpendicular distance of the marked points from the line *+& (oin the points and determine the locus.

Conclusion: The locus is two parallel lines, 1 cm from the line A .

Discovery Activity ! To determine the locus of points that is of e)uidistant from two intersecting lines. 1. 2. 4sing a sheet of graph paper, draw intersecting lines as the x5axis and -5axis. 4sing a scale of 1 cm to 1 unit, mark points that are e)uidistant from the two axed. 6xample3 71,18, 72,28, 751,518, 752,528, 9

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2ow mark the following points3 71,18, 72,28, 751,518, 752,528, 9 %hat can -ou conclude a.out the distance of the marked points from the x5axis and -5axis& (oint the points to o.tain the locus. !easure the angles .etween the axis and the locus with a protractor. %hat can -ou conclude&

Conclusion: The locus is the "isector of the an#le "etween the intersectin# lines.

$or%sheet for Constructin# the &ocus :nstruction3 4se suita.le scale to construct the locus as re)uired. 1. The .lades of a ceiling fan are '0 cm long. Construct the locus of the end of a .lade when the fan is switched on. 4se a scale of 1 cm to represent 20 cm. 2. Two traffic cones are scale. . * fence is " m long. Construct the locus of a gardener planting flower seedlings at a distance of 1 m from the fence. ". * catapult is stretched out so that the angle .etween the elastic .ands is 0 o. Construct the locus of the mo$ing stone when the elastic .ands are released. m apart. Construct the locus of a motorc-cle that is

alwa-s mo$ing at the same distance from the two traffic cones. 4se a suita.le

'()* 1. %hich of the following loci is an arc& *. * lift mo$ing up 5 store-s. +. *n apple falling from the tree. C. * tra$elling .ullet, when a shot is fired. 1. The .o. of a swinging pendulum.

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The diagram a.o$e consists of two circles of the same si;e with centers P and <. the points that are e)uidistant from P and < are3 *. = and ! +. # and > C. # and = 1. > and !

* ship has to sail .etween two ice.ergs, * and + that are 100 m apart. The distance of the ship each ice.erg at an- time is alwa-s the same. >ketch the path of the ship.

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Construct the locus of a point P such that it is alwa-s 2.0 cm from a fixed point !.