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The ends of the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle are (0, 6) and (6, 0). The locus of its third vertex is

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a

x2+y2-6x+6y=0

b

x2+y2+6x+6y=0

c

x2+y2-6x-6y=0

d

x2+y2+6x-6y=0

answer is D.

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Given A (6, 0), B (0, 6) are ends of hypotenuse of right angled triangle.

Let P (x, y) be locus of third vertex 

since APB=900 then

     PA2+PB2=AB2 (x-6)2+y2+(x)2+(y-6)2=(6)2+(6)2 x2+36-12x+y2+x2+y2+36-12y=72 2x2+2y2-12x-12y=0 x2+y2-6x-6y=0

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