Susie chained her dog to a pole in the middle of the soccer field.The dogs chain was 24 feet long. What is the locus of the points in the yard where the dog can

Question

reach?              

1. 24 feet

2. 12 feet

3. 144 feet

4. 10 feet

Answer 1

From http://www.basic-mathematics.com/the-circle.html --  "In geometry, a circle is the locus of points at the same distance from a given fixed point.

The word locus sounds complicated, but it means set of all points on a plane.

Another way then to define a circle is to say that it is the set of all points that are at the same distance from a fixed point."

 

 

So, the locus consists of the points in the yard that are 24 feet from the post.