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If the coordinates of a variable point `P` are `(acostheta,bsintheta),` where `theta` is a variable quantity, then find the locus of `Pdot`

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To find the locus of the point \( P \) with coordinates \( (a \cos \theta, b \sin \theta) \), we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Set up the coordinates Let the coordinates of point \( P \) be given as: \[ P = (x, y) = (a \cos \theta, b \sin \theta) \] ...
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