A treatise on special or elementary geometry (1877)
Olney, Edward, 1827-1887, Olney, Edward, 1827-1887. Elements of trigonometry, plane and spherical · New York : Sheldon · leaf 311
6 JProh.—Find the locus of the centre of a chord of constantlength, in a given circle. itl SuG.—We say, once again, always give the proof in form. 867. I^roh.—Find the locus of the vertex of the right angle of aright angled triaiigle of a constant hypotenuse. 868. JProb.—Find the locus of the… … 869. JProh.—Find the locus of a point the sum of whose dis-tances from ttoo fixed intersecting liiies is constant, i. e., is equal toa given line. Solution.—Let AB and CE be the fixedlines, and m the constant distance. DrawMN parallel to AB, and at a distance m^ from it. Bisect the angle CPN. Then…
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