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$L$ , $M\,$ and $N\,$ are three buoys in the sea. 1cm represents 2 kilometres.

$L$ $×\times$

$×M\times M$

$\times N\,$

A ship $S\,$ is 10 kilometres from $L$ . The ship $S\,$ is equidistant from $M\,$ and $N$ .

Map showing buoy L in the upper right and buoys M and N vertically separated on the left, ready for construction of the possible ship positions.

On the map, show the possible positions of the ship $S$ .

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Loci and Construction Questions

166 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Maths Loci and Construction. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.