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The lines and are concurrent only when
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the determinant of the coefficients must be zero for the lines to be concurrent.
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Application
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If is line joining points and and is line joining points and and are concurrent lines then is
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Correct option: D
7
Option D is correct. For three lines to be concurrent, the determinant formed by their coefficients must be zero. Solving the determinant equation gives k=7.
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Analyzing
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A line through meets the lines and at and respectively. If , then the equation of the line is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it satisfies the given condition involving distances AB, AC, and AD.
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Application
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Points on the line whose perpendicular distance from the line are 4 have the coordinates
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Correct option: C
The correct answer is C ((-8/7, -8/7), (32/7, 32/7)) because the perpendicular distance formula from a point to a line is used, and the points lie on the line y = x.
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A variable line through the point cuts the coordinate axes in the points and . If the point divides internally in the ratio , then the locus of is
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Correct option: C
Option D is correct. A variable line through the point cuts the coordinate axes in the points and . If the point divides internally in the ratio , then the locus of is .
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If the line passes through the point which divides the line segment joining the points and in the ratio , then equals
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Correct option: C
6
Option C (6) is correct because substituting the coordinates of the point dividing the line segment in the given ratio into the line equation yields k=6.
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Application
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The shortest distance between the two lines ; and is equal to
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the Euclidean distance between two points in the xy-plane.
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Analyzing
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The sides of a rhombus are parallel to the lines, and . If the diagonals of the rhombus intersect at and the vertex (different from the origin) is on the -axis, then the ordinate of is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is the y-coordinate of point A, found by using the properties of a rhombus and angle bisectors.
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Analyzing
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The line has intercepts and on the coordinate axes. When keeping the origin fixed, the coordinate axes are rotated through a fixed angle, then the same line has intercepts and on the rotated axes. Then,
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the distance from the origin to the line remains constant under rotation.
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Application
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A variable line drawn through the point meets the -axis at and -axis at . If the rectangle is completed, where is the origin, then locus of is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the locus of point P, derived from the equation of a line passing through (1,3) and intersecting the X and Y axes.
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Let and be vertices of a triangle . If the centroid of this triangle moves on the line , then the locus of the vertex is the line
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the centroid's locus is used to find the locus of vertex C, resulting in the equation .
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Application
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The line parallel to -axis and passing through the point of intersection of lines and , where is
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Correct option: C
below -axis at a distance from it
The correct answer is C (below x-axis at a distance 3/2) because substituting x=0 into the equations and solving for y gives y = -3/2, indicating the line is below the x-axis.
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If the coordinates of and be and , then the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment is-
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Correct option: A
Option D (None of these) is correct because the correct equation of the normal line is not among the provided options. The correct equation is 2x+3y-1=0, which is the same as one of the original lines.
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Analyzing
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The number of points on the line , which are at a distance of , from the point (1, 3) is
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Correct option: B
2
Option B (2) is correct because there are two points on the line at the specified distance from the given point.
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Application
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Point is translated through a distance units measured parallel to the line , in the direction of decreasing ordinates, to reach at . If is the image of with respect to the line , then coordinates of are
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Correct option: D
Option D ((0,0)) is correct because after translating point P and reflecting the result across the given line, the final coordinates are (0,0).
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Remembering
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Consider the following statements.
I. Let and be the vertices of a triangle then centroid is
II. If the point divides the line joining the points and in the ratio (internally), then
Choose the correct option.
I. Let and be the vertices of a triangle then centroid is
II. If the point divides the line joining the points and in the ratio (internally), then
Choose the correct option.
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Correct option: C
Both are true
Option C (Both are true) is correct because both the centroid formula and the section formula (internal division) are stated accurately.
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Application
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If is any point on a line, then the range of values of for which the point lies between the parallel lines and , is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it defines the range of values for where the point P lies between the two given parallel lines.
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If and are two points on the same side of the line then belongs to the interval
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the interval where both points P and Q lie on the same side of the line x - y = 0, satisfying the given conditions.
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A point equidistant from the lines and is
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Correct option: C
(0,0)
The correct answer is C (0,0) because the perpendicular distance from (0,0) to each of the given lines is the same.
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