JEE MainMathematicsStraight Lines and Pair of Straight LinesMCQ+4 / −1
If a variable line drawn through the intersection of the lines and meets the coordinate axes at A and B, (A B), then the locus of the midpoint of AB is :
- A6xy = 7(x + y)
- B4(x + y)2 − 28(x + y) + 49 = 0
- C7xy = 6(x + y)
- D14(x + y)2 − 97(x + y) + 168 = 0
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Correct answer: C
- Find the intersection point of the given lines
The lines are
Multiply by :
Subtracting,
Putting in (1):
So the variable line passes through
- Equation of a variable line meeting the axes at and
Let the line cut the -axis at and the -axis at . Then its intercept form is
Since it passes through ,
So,
Thus,
- Coordinates of the midpoint of
Midpoint of and is
Let the midpoint be . Then
Substitute in (3):
Simplify:
Cross-multiplying,
Therefore the locus is
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