Loci Class 10 OP Malhotra Exe-13A ICSE Maths Solutions Ch-13. We Provide Step by Step Solutions / Answer of S Chand OP Malhotra Maths. In this article you would learn about basic concept of Loci Visit official Website CISCE for detail information about ICSE Board Class-10 Mathematics.
Loci Class 10 OP Malhotra Exe-13A ICSE Maths Solutions Ch-13
Board | ICSE |
Publications | S Chand |
Subject | Maths |
Class | 10th |
Chapter-13 | Loci |
Writer | OP Malhotra |
Exe-13A | basic concept of Loci |
Edition | 2025-2026 |
Exercise – 13A
Loci Class 10 OP Malhotra Exe-13A ICSE Maths Solutions Ch-13
Que-1: What is the locus of a marble dropped from your hand?

Sol: Locus of the marble will be a vertical line.
Que-2: What is the locus of the tip of a minute hand of a watch?
Sol: The locus of the tip of a minute hand of a watch is a circle.
Que-3: What is the locus of the tip of the pendulum of a dock ?
Sol: The locus of the tip of the pendulum of a clock is an arc of a circle.
Que-4: What is the locus of the tip of the nose of a man sitting in a merry go round ?
Sol: The locus of the tip of the nose of a man sitting in a merry go round is a circle.
Que-5: What is the locus of the centre of a wheel rolling on a horizontal plane ?
Sol: The locus of the centre of a wheel rolling on a horizontal plan is a straight line.
Que-6: One end of a rope is tied to a donkey and the other end to a peg fixed in a grassy land. What is the locus of the end of the rope tied to the donkey if it grazes the land by keeping the rope fully stretched?
Sol: The locus of the end P of the rope tied to the donkey will be a circle whose radius is the length of the rope.
Que-7: What is the locus of mark on a see-saw ?
Sol: The locus of a mark P on a see-saw will be an arc of a circle.
Que-8: What is the locus of your toe when in gymnasium you climb up a rope smoothly without giving any jerk to your body?
Sol: The locus of toe P while climbing up a rope with giving any jerk will be a straight line.
Que-9: What is the locus of a point 4 cm from a fixed point O?
Sol: The locus of a point P which remains 4 cm away from a fixed point O is a circle of the radius 4 cm.
Que-10: What is the locus of a point 1 cm from the circumference of a circle towards the centre, whose radius is 2.5 cm ?
Sol: The locus of a point P which is 1 cm from the circumference of a circle with centre O and radius 2.5 cm is a circle of radius
2.5 – 1 = 1.5 cm and with centre O. i.e. a concentric circle.
Que-11: What is the locus of a point 1 cm from the centre of a circle of radius 2.5 cm ?
Sol: The locus of a point P which is 1 cm from the centre O of a given circle of 2.5 cm radius is a circle with centre O i.e. a concentric circle.
Que-12: What is the locus of all points 1 cm from the bottom of this page ?
Sol: The locus of all points 1 cm from the bottom of this page will be a straight line parallel to the bottom of the page.
Que-13: What is the locus of all points equidistant from the sides of this page ?
Sol: The locus of all the points which are equidistant from the sides of this page will be a straight line parallel to the sides and running mid-way between the sides.
Que-14: What is the locus of a point equidistant from two parallel lines?
Sol: The locus of a point P which is equidistant from two parallel lines is a straight lines parallel to the given parallel lines and running midway between them.
Que-15: What is the locus of a point, equidistant from the arms of a given angle AOB?

Sol: The locus of a point P which is equidistant from the arms OA and OB of a given angle AOB is the bisector of the angle AOB.
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