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AOB, COD are two unequal line segments bisecting at right angles, then the locus of the point P such that PA ⋅ PB = PC ⋅ PD is a

(1) Circle

(2) Parabola

(3) Ellipse

(4) Rectangular hyperbola

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Correct option (4) Rectangular hyperbola

Explanation:

Taking O as the origin, AB, CD as the x and y-axes, the coordinates of A, B, C, D can be taken as (a, 0), (− a, 0), (0, c), (0, − c) For any point P(x, y),

is a rectangular hyperbola (a ≠ c)

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