What's a Locus in Math?

A locus is the set of all points (usually forming a curve or surface) satisfying some condition. For example, the locus of points in the plane equidistant from a given point is a circle, and the set of points in three-space equidistant from a given point is a sphere.

What is a locus example?

A locus is a set of all the points whose position is defined by certain conditions. For example, a range of the Southwest that has been the locus of a number of Independence movements.

How do you find the locus in maths?

Let us assume that P(x,y) P ( x , y ) is a point on the given locus. The above equation can be converted to the form x2a2+y2b2=1 x 2 a 2 + y 2 b 2 = 1 and hence it represents an ellipse. Thus, the equation of locus is, 36x2+20y2=45 36 x 2 + 20 y 2 = 45 which is an ellipse.