Consider the cube
(
and
are the upper and lower bases, repsectively, and edges
are parallel). The point
moves at a constant speed along the perimeter of the square
in the direction
, and the point
moves at the same rate along the perimiter of the square
in the direction
. Points
and
begin their motion at the same instant from the starting positions
and
, respectively. Determine and draw the locus of the midpionts of the segments
.
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Consider the cube $ABCDA'B'C'D'$ ($ABCD$ and $A'B'C'D'$ are the upper and lower bases, repsectively, and edges $AA', BB', CC', DD'$ are parallel). The point $X$ moves at a constant speed along the perimeter of the square $ABCD$ in the direction $ABCDA$, and the point $Y$ moves at the same rate along the perimiter of the square $B'C'CB$ in the direction $B'C'CBB'$. Points $X$ and $Y$ begin their motion at the same instant from the starting positions $A$ and $B'$, respectively. Determine and draw the locus of the midpionts of the segments $XY$.