A rod AB of length 15 cm rests in betwee...

A rod AB of length 15 cm rests in between two co-ordinate axes in such a way that the end point A lies on the x-axis and end point B lies on y-axis. A point P (x, y) is taken on the rod in such a way that AP = 6 cm. Prove that the locus of P is an ellipse.

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