LOCI IN TWO DIMENSION

1. Diagram below in the answer space shows a quadrilateral ABCD drawn on a grid of equal

squares with sides of 1 unit.
X, Y and Z are three moving points inside the quadrilateral ABCD.

(a) X is the point which moves such that it is always equidistant from point B and point D.
By using the letters in diagram, state the locus of X.

(b) On the diagram, draw,

(i) the locus of the point Y such that it is always 6 units from point A,
(ii) the locus of the point Z which moves such that its distance is constantly 3 units from
the line AB.

(c) Hence, mark with the symbol ⊗ the intersection of the locus of Y and the locus of Z.

2. Diagram in the answer space below shows a polygon ABCDEF drawn on a grid of squares

with sides of 1 unit. X, Y and Z are the points that move in the polygon.

(a) X is a point which moves such that it is equidistant from point B and point F.
By using the letters in diagram, state the locus of X.

(b) On the diagram, draw

(i) the locus of the point Y which moves such that it is always parallel and equidistant
from the straight lines BA and CD.
(ii) the locus of point Z which moves such that its distance is constantly 6 units from the
point A.

(c) Hence, mark with the symbol ⊗⊗ the intersection of the locus of Y and the locus
of Z.
3. The diagram shows the plan of a rectangular garden, ABCD, with a length of 10m and a
width of 6m. A gravel pathway will be built so that equidistant from AB and DC. Shrubs will
be planted with at least 4 m from vertex A and more than 2 m from the gravel pathway. By
using a scale of 1cm representing 2m , draw the corresponding loci. Hence , shade the area
that can be planted with shrubs.
A B

C D