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Let A and B be two fixed points and P, another point in the plane, moves in such a way that k1PA+k2PB=k3, where k1,k2,k3 are real constants. The locus of P is

A
a circle if k1=0 and k2,k3>0
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a circle if k1>0,k2<0,k3=0
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an ellipse if k1=k2>0,k3>0
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D
a hyperbola if k2=1,k1,k3>0
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Solution

The correct options are
A an ellipse if k1=k2>0,k3>0
B a circle if k1>0,k2<0,k3=0
D a circle if k1=0 and k2,k3>0
If k1=0, the k1PA+k2PB=k3
PB=k3k2>0
P describes a circle with B as centre and radius=k3k2
If k3=0, then
k1PA+k2PB=0
PAPB=k2k1=k>0
P describes a circle with P1P2 as its diameter P1,P2 being the points whcih
divide AB internally and externally in the ratio k:1
If k1=k2>0,k3>0, then
PA+PB=k3k1=k>0
P describes an ellipse with A and B as its foci
if k2=1 and k1,k3>0
k1PAPB=k3
P doesnt describe a hyperbola

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