Given points F(-6,0) and F'(6, 0) with |PF PF'| = 10, find the equation of the locus of point P(x, 4).
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Then, we can use the distance formula to find the radius of the circle with center M and radius 10: r = 10/2 = 5 So the equation of the circle is: Show more…
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