what does it represent

what geometric interpretation can be given to the aove expression?....and plz also let me know the way u came up with that interpretation!

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Lokesh Verma ·

distance from origin is a multiple of distance from a line...

Can you think it through?

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kunl ·

sir although i could not figure it out which line u were talking of[2]
but from the line u wrote "distance from origin is a multiple of distance from a line..."
hopefully it is going to be an ellipse..or sort of other similar curve

but the answer given is tht it represents a arc of a circle!

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Lokesh Verma ·

ooops my wrong....

there was a much simpler interpretation..

but i dont see why it should be a arc of a circle... not a circle itself! :O

just divide by root 3

to get the equation of a circle in standard form

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kunl ·

hmm...i was unable to figure out why should it not represent the "complete" cirle but just an arc....but then i started thinking the "other way"...how would i ever represent a given arc by an equation.....maybe tht line of thought would salvage the situation!!!...but after thinking for 10 mins. i got it i won't be figuring it out!...hopefully u might be able to conclude something out of this "backside work".."how would we represent equation of an arc"!

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kunl ·

thank you sir got that we need some external condition!

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