Question 11

Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, 

(a) construct (i) a triangle ABC such that |AB| = 5cm, |AC| = 7.5cm and < CAB = 120° ; (ii) the locus \(L_{1}\) of points equidistant from A and B ; (iii) the locus \(L_{2}\) of points equidistant from Ab and AC, which passes through the triangle ABC.

(b) Label the point P where \(L_{1}\) and \(L_{2}\) intersect; 

(c) Measure |CP|.

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Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Mathematics
Year
1988
Question no.
#11
Type
Theory

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