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5<br />

Coordinate geometry<br />

A place for everything,<br />

and everything in its<br />

place<br />

Samuel Smiles (1812–1904)<br />

The diagram shows some<br />

scaffolding in which some of the<br />

horizontal pieces are 2 m long and<br />

others are 1 m. All the vertical<br />

pieces are 2 m.<br />

Q<br />

➜<br />

➜<br />

➜<br />

An ant crawls along the<br />

scaffolding from point P to<br />

point Q, travelling either<br />

horizontally or vertically. How<br />

far does the ant crawl?<br />

A mouse also goes from point<br />

P to point Q, travelling along<br />

horizontal or sloping pieces.<br />

How far does the mouse travel?<br />

A bee flies directly from point<br />

P to point Q. How far does the<br />

bee fly?<br />

P<br />

Figure 5.1<br />

3

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