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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 />
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