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A stair-case of length l rests against a vertical wall and a floor of a room. Let P be a point on the stair-case, nearer to its end on the wall, that…

JEE Main 2014 — Mathematics Coordinate Geometry

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A stair-case of length lll rests against a vertical wall and a floor of a room. Let P\mathrm{P}P be a point on the stair-case, nearer to its end on the wall, that divides its length in the ratio 1:21: 21:2. If the staircase begins to slide on the floor, then the locus of P\mathrm{P}P is:

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Held on 11 Apr 2014 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    an ellipse of eccentricity 12\frac{1}{2}21​

  2. B

    an ellipse of eccentricity 32\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}23​​

  3. C

    a circle of radius 12\frac{1}{2}21​

  4. D

    a circle of radius 32l\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} l23​​l

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