1950 AMC 12 Question 49
AMC12 · 1950 AMC 12
A triangle has a fixed base $AB$ that is $2$ inches long. The median from $A$ to side $BC$ is $1\dfrac12$ inches long and can have any position emanating from $A.$ The locus of the vertex $C$ of the triangle is:
A straight line $AB,$ $1\dfrac12$ inches from $A$
A circle with $A$ as center and radius $2$ inches
A circle with $A$ as center and radius $3$ inches
A circle with radius $3$ inches and center
$4$ inches from $B$ along $BA$
An ellipse with $A$ as focus