Practice Task Treasure Hunt

The Treasure Hunt Problem
Lilah and Meggan are on a treasure hunt on a deserted island. Part of the
map is provided below with coordinates that lead to various clues. Solve
the following problems to find the treasure!
• Every participant must start from the initial gathering point A.

• The first clue is hidden at a point that lies on the line passing through
the points 𝐴(2, 3) and 𝐵(6, 7).
• The second clue is hidden at point 𝐶(4, −1).
• Lilah took the straight paths from A to C via B.
• Meggan couldn't walk as fast, so she decided to take a shorter path

midway between position A and position B, connecting the midpoints
of the straight paths AB and BC to catch up with Lilah at some point
along her path BC
• The third clue is hidden on a straight path joining the two points, C
and D(1,-2).
• The last clue is located on the path CD and lies on the perpendicular
path joining point A to path CD.
• All distances are measured in metres.

y
B(6,7)
A(2,3)
x
D(1,-2)
C(4,-1)
pg. 1
Task
a. Determine how much farther Lilah walked when going from A to C
compared to Meggan's route from A to C.
b. A third friend, Lexi, decided to join the treasure hunt five minutes
after Lilah and Meggan has started the treasure hunt. Lexi is initially
standing at point A. However, she needs to join them at the point
where the last clue is located. At what position are all the three
friends going to meet?
c. The third clue suggested that the treasure could be found at any point
within 2 metres where they all met.
i. Describe the possible locations where the treasure could be

found.
ii. Calculate the distance walked by someone who walks around

the edge of the boundary in the region where the treasure can
be found.
d. Lexi did not walk along all of the paths on the boundaries of ABCD,
but she suspects that the shape ABCD is a parallelogram. Is she
correct?
pg. 2
SOLUTIONS
a.
LILAH’S ROUTE
MEGGAN’S ROUTE
𝒅𝑨𝑩 = √(𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙𝟏 )𝟐 + (𝒚𝟐 − 𝒚𝟏 )𝟐
Mid point of AB:
= √(𝟔 − 𝟐)𝟐 + (𝟕 − 𝟑)𝟐 = √𝟑𝟐 𝒎 = 𝟓. 𝟔𝟔 𝒎
𝒙𝟏 + 𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟏 + 𝒚𝟐 𝟐+𝟔 𝟕+𝟑
𝑴( , ) = 𝑴𝑨𝑩 ( , ) = 𝑴𝑨𝑩 (𝟒 , 𝟓)
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
𝒅𝑩𝑪 = √(𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙𝟏 )𝟐 + (𝒚𝟐 − 𝒚𝟏 )𝟐

Mid point of BC:
= √(𝟔 − 𝟒)𝟐 + (𝟕 + 𝟏)𝟐 = √𝟔𝟖 𝒎 = 𝟖. 𝟐𝟓 𝒎
𝒙𝟏 + 𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟏 + 𝒚𝟐 𝟒+𝟔 −𝟏+𝟕
𝑴( , ) = 𝑴𝑩𝑪 ( , ) = 𝑴𝑩𝑪 (𝟓 , 𝟑)
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐 𝟐 Total distance covered by Lilah = √𝟑𝟐 + √𝟔𝟖
= 𝟏𝟑. 𝟗𝟏 𝒎
Distance from A to midpoint of AB:
A(2, 3) ; Mid point of AB = 𝑴𝑨𝑩 (𝟒 , 𝟓) Further distance walked by Lilah = 𝟏𝟑. 𝟗𝟏 − 𝟗. 𝟏𝟗
𝒅 = √(𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙𝟏 )𝟐 + (𝒚𝟐 − 𝒚𝟏 )𝟐 = 𝟒. 𝟕𝟐 𝒎
= √(𝟒 − 𝟐)𝟐 + (𝟓 − 𝟑)𝟐 = √𝟖 m = 𝟐. 𝟖𝟑 𝒎
Distance from midpoint of AB to midpoint of BC:
Mid point of AB = 𝑴𝑨𝑩 (𝟒 , 𝟓)
Mid point of BC = 𝑴𝑩𝑪 (𝟓 , 𝟑)
𝒅 = √(𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙𝟏 )𝟐 + (𝒚𝟐 − 𝒚𝟏 )𝟐
= √(𝟓 − 𝟒)𝟐 + (𝟓 − 𝟑)𝟐 = √𝟓 m= 𝟐. 𝟐𝟒 𝒎
Distance from midpoint of BC to C
𝒅 = √(𝟓 − 𝟒)𝟐 + (𝟑 + 𝟏)𝟐
= √𝟏𝟕 = 𝟒. 𝟏𝟐 𝒎
Total distance walked by Meggan = √𝟓 + √𝟖 + √𝟏𝟕
= 𝟗. 𝟏𝟗 𝒎
pg. 3
b. Gradient of line CD ; For the perpendicular line:
𝑦2 −𝑦1
𝑚𝐶𝐷 =
𝑥2 −𝑥1 𝑚1 × 𝑚2 = −1
−1−(−2) 1
= = 1
4−1 3 𝑚⊥ = −1
3
Equation of line CD: 𝑚⊥ = −3

𝑦 − 𝑦1 = 𝑚(𝑥 − 𝑥1 )
𝑦 − 𝑦1 = 𝑚(𝑥 − 𝑥1 )
1
𝑦 − (−1) = (𝑥 − 4) 𝑦 − 3 = −3(𝑥 − 2)
3
1 7 𝑦 = −3𝑥 + 9
𝑦= 𝑥−
3 3
The point of intersection of the two lines:

1 7
−3𝑥 + 9 = 𝑥 −
3 3
−9𝑥 + 27 = 𝑥 − 7
−10𝑥 = −34
𝑥 = 3.4
𝑦 = 9 − 3𝑥
= 9 − 3 × 3.4
= −1.2
The point where they meet is (𝟑. 𝟒, −𝟏. 𝟐)
pg. 4
c. i). All points within the circle which is centred at (3.4, -1.2) and has a
radius of 2 metres represents the possible position of the treasure.
ii). The maximum distance walked is equal to the circumference of
the circle.
𝐶 = 2𝜋𝑟
= 2𝜋 × 2
= 12.566 𝑚
1
d. From (b), 𝑚𝐶𝐷 =
3
𝑦2 − 𝑦1
𝑚𝐴𝐵 =
𝑥2 − 𝑥1
7−3
=
6−2
=𝟏
Since 𝑚𝐴𝐵 ≠ 𝑚𝐶𝐷 , ∴ 𝐴𝐵 ∦ 𝐶𝐷
Since path AB is not parallel to path CD, ABCD can not be a parallelogram
since one pair of opposite paths is not parallel.
Alternative Solution
3 − (−2)
𝑚𝐴𝐷 = =5
2−1
−1 − 7
𝑚𝐵𝐶 = =4
4−6
Since path opposite paths AD and path BC do not have the same gradient,
ABCD can not be a parallelogram as these paths are not parallel to each
other.
pg. 5

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The Treasure Hunt Problem

• Every participant must start from the initial gathering point A.

• The second clue is hidden at point 𝐶(4, −1).

• Lilah took the straight paths from A to C via B.

• Meggan couldn't walk as fast, so she decided to take a shorter path

• All distances are measured in metres.

i. Describe the possible locations where the treasure could be

ii. Calculate the distance walked by someone who walks around

𝒅𝑩𝑪 = √(𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙𝟏 )𝟐 + (𝒚𝟐 − 𝒚𝟏 )𝟐

A(2, 3) ; Mid point of AB = 𝑴𝑨𝑩 (𝟒 , 𝟓) Further distance walked by Lilah = 𝟏𝟑. 𝟗𝟏 − 𝟗. 𝟏𝟗

= √(𝟒 − 𝟐)𝟐 + (𝟓 − 𝟑)𝟐 = √𝟖 m = 𝟐. 𝟖𝟑 𝒎

Distance from midpoint of AB to midpoint of BC:

Mid point of AB = 𝑴𝑨𝑩 (𝟒 , 𝟓)

Mid point of BC = 𝑴𝑩𝑪 (𝟓 , 𝟑)

= √(𝟓 − 𝟒)𝟐 + (𝟓 − 𝟑)𝟐 = √𝟓 m= 𝟐. 𝟐𝟒 𝒎

Distance from midpoint of BC to C

𝒅 = √(𝟓 − 𝟒)𝟐 + (𝟑 + 𝟏)𝟐

Total distance walked by Meggan = √𝟓 + √𝟖 + √𝟏𝟕

Equation of line CD: 𝑚⊥ = −3

The point of intersection of the two lines:

The point where they meet is (𝟑. 𝟒, −𝟏. 𝟐)

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