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A locus problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

M. A. Grant
M. A. Grant*
Affiliation:
Stokesley School, Stokesley, N. Yorks
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Extract

This article outlines a simple locus problem which leads to some interesting conclusions. It enables three elementary loci to be seen as special cases of a more general locus.

The problem might present a sixth-former with a challenging, open-ended investigation enabling him or her to practise some newly-acquired techniques in seeking the answer to an apparently simple question.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 69 , Issue 448 , June 1985 , pp. 91 - 95
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1985

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