Question 13 Marks
Find the equation of the set of all points whose distance from (0, 4) are $\frac{2}{3}$ of their distance from the line y = 9.
Answer
View full question & answer→Let P(x, y) be a point.
According to question, we get
$\sqrt{(\text{x}-0)^2+(\text{y}-4)^2}=\frac{2}{3}\Big|\frac{\text{y}-9}{1}\Big|$
Squaring both sides, we have
$\text{x}^2+(\text{y}-4)^2=\frac{4}{9}\big(\text{y}^2+-81-18\text{y}\big)$
Squaring both sides, we have
$\text{x}^2+(\text{y}-4)^2=\frac{4}{9}\big(\text{y}^2+81-18\text{y}\big)$
$\Rightarrow9\text{x}^2+9(\text{y}-4)^2=4\text{y}^2+324-72\text{y}$
$\Rightarrow9\text{x}^2+9\text{y}^2+144-72\text{y}=4\text{y}^2+324-72\text{y}$
$\Rightarrow9\text{x}^2+5\text{y}^2+144-324=0$
$\Rightarrow9\text{x}^2+5\text{y}^2-180=0$
Hence, the required equation is 9x2 + 5y2 - 180 = 0
According to question, we get
$\sqrt{(\text{x}-0)^2+(\text{y}-4)^2}=\frac{2}{3}\Big|\frac{\text{y}-9}{1}\Big|$
Squaring both sides, we have
$\text{x}^2+(\text{y}-4)^2=\frac{4}{9}\big(\text{y}^2+-81-18\text{y}\big)$
Squaring both sides, we have
$\text{x}^2+(\text{y}-4)^2=\frac{4}{9}\big(\text{y}^2+81-18\text{y}\big)$
$\Rightarrow9\text{x}^2+9(\text{y}-4)^2=4\text{y}^2+324-72\text{y}$
$\Rightarrow9\text{x}^2+9\text{y}^2+144-72\text{y}=4\text{y}^2+324-72\text{y}$
$\Rightarrow9\text{x}^2+5\text{y}^2+144-324=0$
$\Rightarrow9\text{x}^2+5\text{y}^2-180=0$
Hence, the required equation is 9x2 + 5y2 - 180 = 0



