Solutions to Workbook-3 [Mathematics] | Straight Lines

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25.(D) The equation of the given line is  1 …(i)
 
As (2,3) lies on (i),
2 3
   1  2  3    0
 

Changing (, ) to (x , y ) we have the locus of R as 3x  2y  xy  0

26.(B) The equation of median BD is x  y  5
 B lies on it, therefore co-ordinates of B be ( x1, 5  x1)

 x 1 5  x 1  2 
 Co-ordinates of F   1 , 
 2 2 
x 1
Also, F lies on x = 4,  1  4  x1  7
2
 Co-ordinates of B = (7,-2)
Similarly, let C  (4, y1)
 D is the mid-point of AC,
 4  1 y1  2 
 D  , 
 2 2 
5 y1  2
Now D lies on x  y  5    5  y1  3
2 2
 Co-ordinates of C = (4,3)
1 2 1
1
Now, are of ABC  7 2 1
2
4 3 1
1 1
 [1(2  3)  2(7  4 )  1(21  8)  [18]  9
2 2
27.(B) Let coordinates of A be (0,a)
The diagonals intersect of P(1,2)
We know that the diagonals will be parallel to the angle bisectors of the two sides y  x  2 & y  7 x  3
x y  2 7x  y  3
i.e.,   5x  5y  10   (7 x  y  3)
2 5 2
 2x  4y  7  0 & 12x  6y  13  0

Solutions 7 Straight Lines

 1
 m1   & m2  2
2
(where m1 & m 2 are the slopes of the given two lines)
Let one diagonal be parallel to 2x  4y  7  0 and other be parallel to 12x  6y  13  0
1
The vertex A could be on any of the two diagonals, Hence, slope of AP is either  or 2.
2
2a 2a 1 5
  2 or    a  0 or a 
1 0 1 0 2 2
5
But a  0  a  .
2
5
Thus, ordinate of A is .
2
28.(A) Given, 3x  y   (  0)  3x  y    0
x  x1 y  y1 (ax1  by1  c )
Foot of perpendicular from ( x1, y1 ) to ax  by  c  0 is given by  
a b a 2  b2
x  0 y  0 (3  0  0   )
    (x1, y1)  (0, 0) 
3 1 32  12
x y 
  
3 1 10
 3  
Hence, foot of perpendicular is P  , 
 10 10 

Now, line meets x-axis where y = 0, so 3x  0    x 
3
 
Hence, coordinates of A are  , 0 
3 
Similarly, coordinates of B are (0,  )
2 2
 3    
  0    
BP  10   10 
 
PA 2 2
 3     
     0
 10 3   10 

92 812 902 9


81 9
 100 100  100  10    BP : PA  9 : 1
 2
 2
10  2 1 1 1
 90
900 100 900
k 3k 1
29.(C) As area is given to be 56, we have 5 k 1   56
k 2 1
Expanding, we get k (k  2)  5( 3k  2)  k (3k  k )   56

 k 2  2k  15k  10  3k 2  k 2   56

 5k 2  13k  10   56

Taking the positive sign 5k 2  13k  46  0 d

 (5k  23)(k  2)  0  k  2 is an integer

Solutions 8 Straight Lines

 Taking the negative sign
5k 2  13k  66  0  D  132  4.5.66  0
Thus there is no solution in this case.
So the vertices are A (2, 6), B (5, 2) & C (2, 2).
3
The equation of altitude from A is x = 2 and the equation of altitude from C is y  2   (x  2)
8
i.e., 3x  8y  10  0

 1
Solving the two we get the orthocenter as  2, 
 2
30.(D) Side of square = 2
x y
 2
cos 30 sin 30
2 3
 x  3
2
and y = 1
x y
 2
cos120 sin120
 x  1, y  3
x y
 2 2
cos 75 sin 75
 x  3 1 & y  3  1

 Required sum  0  3  3  1  ( 1)  2 3  2

31.(C) Coordinates of A (1, 2)  Slope of AE  2
1
 Slope of BD  
2
y 2 1
 Equation of BD is 
x 1 2
 x  2y  5  0

 1 8 
 Co-ordinates of D   , 
3 3 
32.(A) Given equations of lines can be written as 4 x  3y  12  0 & 3x  4y  12  0
Equation of line passing through the intersection of these two lines is given by
(4 x  3y  12)   (3x  4y  12)  0
 x (4  3)  y (3  4 )  12(1  )  0
Above line meets the coordinate axes at points A and B.
 12(1   )   12(1   ) 
Now, coordinates of point A are  , 0  and coordinates of point B are  0, 
 4  3    3  4 
 Coordinates of mid-point of AB are given by
6(1   ) 6(1   )
h …(i) and k  …(ii)
4  3 3  4
Eliminating  from (i) and (ii), we get, 6(h  k )  7hk
 Locus of the mid-point of AB is, 6(x  y )  7 xy

Solutions 9 Straight Lines

33.(D) We have, L : x  y  4
Now, slope of L = 1
Since, line L is perpendicular to QR
 Slope of QR = -1
Let equation of QR be
y  mx  c
 y  x  c  x  y  c  0

Now, distance of QR from point (2,1) is 2 3 units

| 2 1 c |
 2 3  2 6  |3 c |
2
 c  3   2 6 or x  y  3  2 6
34.(C) Length of  from O(0,0) to 4 x  3y  10 is
| 4 (0)  3(0 )  10 | 10
p1   2
42  32 5

Length of  from O(0,0) to 8x  6y  5  0 is

| 8(0)  6(0)  5 | 5 1
p2   
82  62 10 2

Lines are parallel to each other  ratio will be 4 : 1 or 1 : 4.

35.(C) Let slope of incident ray be m
Now angle of incidence = angle of reflection
m 7 2  7 9 m 7 9 m 7 9
     or 
1  7m 1  14 13 1  7m 13 1  7m 13
 13m  91  9  63m or 13m  91  9  63m
41
 50m  100 or 76m  82  m  2, m 
38
 Equation of incident line at (0, 1) are
41
y  1  2 ( x  0) or y  1  (x  0 )
38
i.e., 2x  y  1  0 or 38y  38  41x  0

Solutions 10 Straight Lines