SOLUTION: Hi What is the equation of the locus of a point P(x, y) that moves according to the following conditions the distance of P from the y axis is 3 times its distance from the x

Question 1129000: Hi
What is the equation of the locus of a point P(x, y) that moves according to the following conditions
the distance of P from the y axis is 3 times its distance from the x axis.
Thanks
Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The distance of the point P(x,y) from the x-axis is y; its distance from they-axis is x.

The requirement is that the distance from the y-axis (x) be 3 times its distance from the x-axis (y). So

Manipulate the equation as necessary if the equation is required in a different form.
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