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Date May Example question Marks available 9 Reference code EXM.1.SL.TZ0.4
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Question

The diagram below is part of a Voronoi diagram.

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A and B are sites with B having the co-ordinates of (4, 6). L is an edge; the equation of this perpendicular bisector of the line segment from A to B is y = 2 x + 9

Find the co-ordinates of the point A.

Markscheme

Line from A to B will have the form  y = 1 2 x + c       M1A1

Through  ( 4 , 6 ) c = 4    so line is  y = 1 2 x + 4       M1A1

Intersection of  y = 2 x + 9 and  y = 1 2 x + 4 is (2, 5)      M1A1

Let  A = ( p , q ) then  ( 2 , 5 ) = ( p + 4 2 , q + 6 2 ) p = 0 , q = 4       M1A1A1

A = ( 0 , 4 )  

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Topic 3—Geometry and trigonometry » SL 3.6—Voronoi diagrams
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