Aim #39&40: What are compound loci?

Name:
Do Now: What is the equation of the locus of points equidistant from the points A(4, ! and "(#, #!?
Hint (after plotting the two points):
$irst, find the midpoint and slope of
AB
%
&hen 'rite an equation of a perpendicular line
passin( throu(h the midpoint%
Compound Loci: )et of points (or *ust one point! that satisfies at least conditions
)teps for sol+in( compound loci (more than one locus! pro,lems:
-% .ra' a dia(ram of the (i+en information%
% /nderline the t'o loci, a0a% conditions (often connected ,1 the 'ord 2and3!%
3% )ol+e each locus as its o'n pro,lem% )0etch all the points that satisf1 one locus (condition!%
&hen, s0etch all the points that satisf1 the second condition% (/se dashed lines4circles%!
4% 5lace an 6 'here the t'o loci (dashed lines or circles! intersect%
/se pencils to a+oid messin( up the paper, as mista0es are ine+ita,le%
76-: What is the num,er of points in a plane t'o
units from a (i+en line and three units from a
(i+en point on the line?
76: &'o points A and B are 8 units apart%
9o' man1 points are there that are equidistant
from ,oth A and B and also 3 units from A?
763: 5arallel lines r and s are : meters apart, and
A is a point on line s% 9o' man1 points are
equidistant from r and s and also 4 meters from A?
764: &he len(th of
AB
is 3 inches% )0etch the
points that are equidistant from A and B and
s0etch the points that are inches from A% ;a,el
'ith an 6 all points that satisf1 both conditions%
768: 5leasant A+e% is perpendicular to 7% --<th )t% )0etch the points that are equidistant to the t'o
streets% &hen, s0etch the points that are one ,loc0 from 7% --<th )t% $inall1, la,el 'ith an 6 all points
that satisf1 ,oth conditions%
=e(ents =e+ie' #:#9: >ompound ;oci, p(% 3 Name:
76<: &o'ns A and B are -< miles apart% 9o' man1
points are -0 miles from to'n A and - miles from
to'n B?
76?: &he distance ,et'een parallel lines and m is -
units% 5oint A is on line % 9o' man1 points are
equidistant from lines and m and : units from point
A%
76:: What is the total num,er of points equidistant
from t'o intersectin( strai(ht roads and also 300 feet
from the traffic li(ht at the center of the intersection?
769: 9o' man1 points are equidistant from t'o
parallel lines and also equidistant from t'o points on
one of the lines?
76-0: &he distance ,et'een points P and Q is ei(ht
(:! units% 9o' man1 points are equidistant from P
and Q and also three (3! units from P?
76--: @n the accompan1in( dia(ram, point P lies
3 centimeters from line % 9o' man1 points are
,oth centimeters from line and - centimeter
from point P?

76-: &he len(th of is 3 inches% An the dia(ram ,elo', s0etch the points that are equidistant from A and B
and s0etch the points that are inches from A% ;a,el 'ith an X all points that satisf1 ,oth conditions%
76-3: @n the dia(ram ,elo', to'n C lies on strai(ht road p% )0etch the points that are < miles from to'n C%
&hen s0etch the points that are 3 miles from road p% 9o' man1 points satisf1 ,oth conditions?
76-4: &'o lines, and , are parallel and -0 inches apart% )0etch the locus of all points that are
equidistant from and and ? inches from point R% ;a,el 'ith an X each point that satisfies ,oth
conditions%
>ompound loci reference sheet Name:
Compound loci: )et of points (or *ust one point! that satisfies at least conditions
&hese pro,lems ha+e ,een sol+ed for 1ou% &he1 are pro+ided as reference% $or re+ie', read the pro,lem
and co+er up the ans'er% .o 1ou arri+e at the same conclusion?
)trate(1: 5roceed as if there 'ere t'o pro,lems% /nderline the t'o separate locus questions 1ou can
sol+e% &he intersection of the t'o loci is the solution, and mar0ed 'ith 6%
76-: What is the num,er of points in a plane t'o units from a (i+en line and three units from a (i+en
point on the line?
76: &'o points A and B are < units apart% 9o' man1 points are there that are equidistant from ,oth
A and B and also 4 units from A?
763: 5arallel lines r and s are : meters apart, and A is a point on line s% 9o' man1 points are
equidistant from r and s and also 4 meters from A?
764: &'o points A and B are ? units apart% 9o' man1 points are - units from A and also 4 units
from B?
768: &he len(th of
AB
is 3 inches% An the dia(ram ,elo', s0etch the points that are equidistant from
A and B and s0etch the points that are inches from A% ;a,el 'ith an 6 all points that satisf1 both
conditions%
A B
Aim #39&40: >ompound ;oci, p(% 8 Name:
76-8: )te+e has a treasure map, represented in the accompan1in( dia(ram, that sho's t'o trees : feet apart
and a strai(ht fence connectin( them% &he map states that treasure is ,uried 3 feet from the fence and
equidistant from the t'o trees%
a) )0etch a dia(ram to sho' all the places 'here the
treasure could ,e ,uried% >learl1 indicate in 1our
dia(ram 'here the treasure could ,e ,uried%
b) What is the distance ,et'een the treasure and one of the trees?
76-<: A trian(ular par0 is formed ,1 the intersection of three streets, "rid(e )treet, 9ar,or 5lace, and >olle(e
A+enue, as sho'n in the accompan1in( dia(ram% A 'al0'a1 parallel to 9ar,or 5lace (oes throu(h the par0%
A time capsule has ,een ,uried in the par0 in a location that is equidistant from "rid(e )treet and >olle(e
A+enue and 8 1ards from the 'al0'a1% @ndicate on the dia(ram 'ith an X each possi,le location 'here the
time capsule could ,e ,uried%
76-?: A treasure map sho's a treasure hidden in a par0 near a tree and a statue% &he map indicates that the
tree and the statue are -0 feet apart% &he treasure is ,uried ? feet from the ,ase of the tree and also 8 feet from
the ,ase of the statue% 9o' man1 places are possi,le locations for the treasure to ,e ,uried? .ra' a dia(ram
of the treasure map, and indicate 'ith an X each possi,le location of the treasure%
76-:: 5oint P is located on %
a .escri,e the locus of points that are
3 units from
8 units from point P
b 9o' man1 points satisf1 ,oth conditions in part a?
76-9: An the set of aBes ,elo', s0etch the points that are 8 units from the ori(in and s0etch the
points that are units from the line
y = 3%
;a,el 'ith an X all points that satisf1 ,oth conditions%