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Find the locus of a point P that moves at a constant distant of two units from the x-axis - Mathematics

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Question

Find the locus of a point P that moves at a constant distant of two units from the x-axis 

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Solution

Two units from x-axis:

Let P(h, k) be any point on the required path.

From the given data,

We have k = 2

The locus of P(h, k) is obtained by replacing h by x and k by y.

∴ The required locus is y = 2

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Chapter 6: Two Dimensional Analytical Geometry - Exercise 6.1 [Page 243]

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Samacheer Kalvi Mathematics - Volume 1 and 2 [English] Class 11 TN Board
Chapter 6 Two Dimensional Analytical Geometry
Exercise 6.1 | Q 2. (i) | Page 243
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