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1. Homework Statement
The following question is posed within a section of my A level maths book titled "The Hyperbola"
A set of points is such that each point is three times as far from the y-axis as it is from the point (4,0). Find the equation of the locus of P and sketch the locus
2. Homework Equations 3. The Attempt at a Solution
If P is a point (x,y) on the locus, and N is the intersection on the y-axis of the line through P, parallel to the x axis, and S is the point (4,0) then
[itex]
PN = 3PS\\
PN^2 = 9PS^2\\
x^2 = 9((x-4)^2+y^2)\\
\frac{8}{9}x^2+y^2-8x+16=0\\
[/itex]
Which I believe is an elipse, but my book indicates that it is a hyperbola with it's answer of
[itex]
8x^2-y^2+8x-16=0
[/itex]
Is my book wrong?
The following question is posed within a section of my A level maths book titled "The Hyperbola"
A set of points is such that each point is three times as far from the y-axis as it is from the point (4,0). Find the equation of the locus of P and sketch the locus
2. Homework Equations 3. The Attempt at a Solution
If P is a point (x,y) on the locus, and N is the intersection on the y-axis of the line through P, parallel to the x axis, and S is the point (4,0) then
[itex]
PN = 3PS\\
PN^2 = 9PS^2\\
x^2 = 9((x-4)^2+y^2)\\
\frac{8}{9}x^2+y^2-8x+16=0\\
[/itex]
Which I believe is an elipse, but my book indicates that it is a hyperbola with it's answer of
[itex]
8x^2-y^2+8x-16=0
[/itex]
Is my book wrong?