document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1120998>Question 1120998</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.(a) describe the locus of points in a plane 3 cm from the points on a circle <BR>\n" );
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document.write( " (b) sketch the locus of points for the air valve on the tire of a bicycle as the bicycle moves down a straight path. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The locus of points 3 cm from a single point on any circle would be a circle of radius 3 with the given point as a center.  Hence the locus of points 3 cm from ANY point on the circle with radius 8 cm would be an annulus with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large r\ =\ 5\text{cm}\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large R\ =\ 11\text{cm}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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