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Which of the following is the locus of a point that moves in such a manner that its distance from a fixed point is equal to its distance from a fixed line multiplied by a constant greater than one

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Vankadari Naga
Vankadari Naga 5 years ago
Here eccentricity is greater than 1.So it is hyperbola.
Note:
EccentricityEllipse
Eccentricity=1 -->Parabola
PRAFULLA MAJHI
PRAFULLA MAJHI 6 years ago
Please describe solution me
MELVIN MATHEW
MELVIN MATHEW 6 years ago
Locus of point ?
Rohit Kumar
Rohit Kumar 6 years ago
Please give the explanation
Prakash Giri
Prakash Giri 6 years ago
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