A. Using a ruler, a pair of
compasses only, town Mis 20km
from town N and 22km from Pwhile
Nis 18km from P A market is to be
built to serve these three towns
under the following conditions:
i
.
Traders from towns N and M will
always travel equal distances to
access the market and
ii. Traders from town P will travel
exactly 10km to reach this market.
b. Using a ruler and a pair of
compasses
only, find by
construction, the possible location
for the market. Use a scale of 1cm to
2km
C. How many of such locations are
there?
d
Measure and record the distance of the most convenient location of the market from town N. Leave your answer in kilometres.