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The locus of the centroid of the triangle formed by any point P on the hyperbola 16x2-9y2+32x+36y-164=0 and its foci is
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  • A 16x2-9y2+32x+36y-36=0
  • B 9x2-16y2+36x+32y-144=0
  • C 16x2-9y2+32x+36y-144=0
  • D 9x2-16y2+36x+32y-36=0
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The correct answer is: 16x2-9y2+32x+36y-36=0

Given hyperbola is

16x2-9y2+32x+36y-164=0

16x+12-9y-22=164+16-36

16x+12-9y-22=144....1

(x+1)29-(y-2)216=1

Compare the above equation with (x-h)2a2-(y-k)2b2=1

We get, h=-1, k= 2, a2=9 and b2=16

 Eccentricity, e=1+169=53

We know that, focii are h+ae, k and h-ae, k

Hence, focii are (4,2) and (-6,2)

Let the centroid be (h,k)A(α,β) be point on hyperbola

So h=α-6+43, k=β+2+23

α=3h+2, β=3k-4

Put the values of α,β in the equation1,

163h+2+12-93k-4-22=144

144(h+1)2-81(k-2)2=144

16h2+2h+1-9k2-4k+4=16

16h2-9k2+32h+36k-36=0

So, the locus of the centroid is 

16x2-9y2+32x+36y-36=0

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