My homework

[TerrificToby]

Hi all,

Got a bit of homework that includes a question on Loci, i was completely baffled, can anyone help?

Toby

[Awaras]

Math, biology or some other subject?

[TerrificToby]

mathamatics

[Awaras]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_(mathematics)

[TerrificToby]

not really helpful, i was hoping someone could explain it.

[astropapi1]

Try yahoo.

[Awaras]

What is the question exactly?

[TerrificToby]

bit hard to explain, just need an explanation.

[Awaras]

Basically, you know how whenever you draw a graph of a function, you use a couple of numbers for one of the variables (-1,0,1,2 etc..), get the result for the other variable, place dots on the graph at the coordinates you got this way and then play connect-the-dots to get the graph of the function? Well, a set of all possible dots for that function is the locus...

http://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/locus.html

http://www.subtangent.com/maths/loci1.php

http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/locus-math.html

http://www.mathopenref.com/locus.html