NCERT Example 19 - Conic Sections

Question: A rod of length 15 cm moves with its ends on perpendicular axes. Find the locus of a point P that divides it into AP = 6 cm and PB = 9 cm.

Answer: x^2/81 + y^2/36 = 1.

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