If a, b, c are in A.P., a, x, b are in G.P. and b, y, c are in G.P., the point (x, y) lies on
a straight line
a circle
an ellipse
a hyperbola
We have 2b = a +c , x2= ab, y2 = bc.
so that x2+y2= b(a +c) = 2b2 which is a circle.