Q.

The tangent at any point on the curve x=acos3 θ,y=asin3 θ meets the coordinate axes in P and Q. the locus of the mid point of PQ is

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a

x2+y2=a2

b

2x2+y2=a2

c

4x2+y2=a2

d

x2+y2=4a2

answer is C.

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Given that x=acos3 θ,y=asin3 θ
 equation of tangent at θ is xacosθ+yasinθ=1P=(acosθ,0)Q=(0,asinθ)
 locus is x1,y1=acos θ2,asin θ2
cosθ=2x1a,sinθ=2y1a elinating θ4x2+y2=a2

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