Engineering
Mathematics
Line of Greatest Slope
Question
P is a variable point which moves such that 3PA=2PB. If A=(2,2,3) and B=(13,3,13) prove that P satisfies the equation x2+y2+z2+28x12y+10z247=0.
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Let P=(x,y,z)</div><div>\text PA= \sqrt{(x-(-2))^2+(y-2)^2+(z-3)^2}\\</div><div>\text PB=\sqrt{(x-13)^2+(y-(-3))^2+(z-13)^2}\\</div><div>\text {given that} 3PA=2PB</div><div><br/></div><div>3 \sqrt{(x+3)^2+(y-2)^2+(z-3)^2}=2\sqrt{(x-13)^2+(y+3)^2+(z-13)^2}\\</div><div>9[(x+3)^2+(y-2)^2+(z-3)^2]=4[(x-13)^2+(y+3)^2+(z-13)^2]\\</div><div>onsolvingthis,wegetx^2+y^2+z^2+28x-12y+10z-247=0$$
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