Loci of a point: -First, draw a point/dot anywhere -Then, decide the distance from the point to the other points (5cm) -Mark 5cm above the first point. -With your compass, place the sharp part on the first point, and the pencil on the second point. Draw a circle, and there! That's the loci of a point.
Chat with our AI personalities
It is called a locus (plural = loci).
That's the plural of locus - the set of all points that satisfy some condition.
You may generate all ellipses by having a loop of string with a pair of loci within the loop. Tracing the possible triangles (formed by the taut string) will give you an ellipse. Altering the length of the string and the spacing of the loci will generate all ellipses. Of course, with access to all the x,y, plots of the ellipse, a check may easily be made as to its perfection.
Since there is no requirement for the line to be straight, the answer is infinitely many. Otherwise, 4.
Plural of locus, or position. The term is often used for a set of points, for example, a line, a circle - all the points (positions) that satisfy a certain condition.