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2008-11-24 2:14 am
From a moving point P perpendiculars PA and PB are drawn to the coordinate axes.If the line segment AB passes through (3,4),find the equation of the locus of P

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2008-11-24 3:15 am
✔ 最佳答案
Let A is the point on the x-axe and B is the point on the y axe
then if the point P is (a,b) , then A becomes (a,0) and B becomes (0,b)
Since AB passes through M (3,4), the slope of AB and AM should be the same
So
(0-b)/(a-0)=(0-4)/(a-3)
b/a=4/(a-3)
4a=ab-3b
change back P(a,b) to (x,y)
the equation of the locus of P is
4x=xy-3y


2008-11-23 19:16:13 補充:
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