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Locus of the point dividing the join of a fixed point and a point moving on a conic

This type of question, asked 5 times: 2021 Paper 1, 2021 Paper 23, 2021 Paper 26, 26 Jun 2022, 10 Apr 2023. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 1

    61
    The locus of the mid-point of the line segment joining the focus of the parabola y2=4axy^{2}= 4ax to aa moving point of the parabola, is another parabola whose directrix is: .

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  2. Question 2

    2021 Paper 23

    69
    The locus of mid-points of the line segments joining (−3,−5)( - 3, - 5) and the points on the ellipse x24+y29=1\frac{x^{2}}{4}+\frac{y^{2}}{9}= 1 is:

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  3. Question 3

    2021 Paper 26

    65
    If the locus of the mid-point of the line segment from the point (3,2)(3,2) to a point on the circle, x2+y2=1x^{2}+y^{2}= 1 is a circle of the radius rr, then rr is equal to:

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  4. Question 4

    26 Jun 2022

    162
    The locus of the mid -point of the line segment joining the point (4,3)(4,3) and the points on the ellipse x2+2y2=4x^{2}+ 2y^{2}= 4 is an ellipse with eccentricity:

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  5. Question 5

    10 Apr 2023

    157
    Let AA be the point (1,2)(1,2) and BB be any point on the curve x2+y2=16x^{2}+y^{2}= 16. If the centre of the locus of the point PP, which divides the line segment ABAB in the ratio 3:23:2 is the point C(α,β)C(\alpha,\beta), then the length of the line segment ACAC is

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