peacespace14 peacespace14 04-07-2024 Mathematics Answered The section of a cone whose vertex is P and guiding curve the ellipse (x ^ 2)/(a ^ 2) + (y ^ 2)/(b ^ 2) = 1 x = 0 by the plane x = 0 is a rectangular hyperbola. Show that the locus of P is (x ^ 2)/(a ^ 2) + (y ^ 2 + z ^ 2)/(b ^ 2) = 1.