Home
Class 12
MATHS
Find the locus of a point whose distance...

Find the locus of a point whose distance from (a, 0) is equal to its distance from the y-axis.

Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • COMPLEX NUMBERS

    CENGAGE PUBLICATION|Exercise MULTIPLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE|6 Videos

  • CONTINUITY AND DIFFERENTIABILITY

    CENGAGE PUBLICATION|Exercise All Questions|238 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Find the locus of a moving point whose distance from the y-axis is always 3

Find the equation to the locus of a point whose distance from YZ plane-is twice the distance from the point (-2, 1, -1).

Find the locus of a point which moves so that the sum of the squares of its distances from the points (3,0) and (-3,0) is always equal to 50.

Find the locus of a point which moves such that the sum of the squares of its distance from the points A(1, 2, 3), B(2, -3, 5) and C(0, 7, 4) is 120.

Find the locus of a moving point whose distance from the point(1,-1,2) is always equal to the distance from x axis

A point P(x,y) moves in the xy - plane in such a way that its distance from the point (0,4) is equal to (2)/(3) rd of its distance from the x axis , find the equation to the locus of P.

The equation of the locus of a point which moves so that its distance from the point (ak, 0) is k times its distance from the point (a/k, 0),(k ne 1) is :

A and B are two points (0,2,3) and (2,-2,1) respectively. Find the locus of a point P such that the sum of the square of its distances from the two given points its constant, equal to 2k^2

A point moves such that its distance from the y-axes is equal to its distance from the point (2,0). Find its locus and identify the nature of the conic .

Find the locus of the point , the ratio of whose distances from the line x - 8 = 0 and from the point (2,0) is 2:1 .

CENGAGE PUBLICATION-CONIC SECTIONS-All Questions
  1. Two points P(a,0) and Q(-a,0) are given. R is a variable point on o...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. If the coordinates of a variable point P are (acostheta,bsintheta), wh...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Find the locus of a point whose distance from (a, 0) is equal to it...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. The coordinates of the point A and B are (a,0) and (-a ,0), respecti...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. The locus of the foot of perpendicular drawn from origin to a variabl...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. A variable line through the point P(2,1) meets the axes at a an d b...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. If A(cosalpha,sinalpha),B(sinalpha,-cosalpha),C(1,2) are the vertic...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Let A(2,-3) and B(-2,1) be the vertices of Delta A B Cdot If the ...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Convert the following polar coordinates to its equivalent Cartesian ...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Convert the following Cartesian coordinates to the corresponding po...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. A straight line is drawn through P(3,4) to meet the axis of x and y...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. A variable line through the point P(2,1) meets the axes at a an d b...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. A point moves such that the area of the triangle formed by it with ...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Find the locus of the point of intersection of lines xcosalpha+ysin...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Find the locus of the middle point of the portion of the line xcosa...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Q is a variable point whose locus is 2x+3y+4=0; corresponding to a ...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Convert y=10 into a polar equation.

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Convert the following Cartesian coordinates to the corresponding po...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Find the minimum distance of any point on the line 3x+4y-10=0 from ...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Let ...

    Text Solution

    |