JEE MainMathematicsStraight Lines and Pair of Straight LinesMCQ+4 / −1
Two vertices of a triangle are (0, 2) and (4, 3). If its orthocenter is at the origin, then its third vertex lies in which quadrant :
- Athird
- Bfourth
- Csecond
- Dfirst
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Correct answer: C
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Let the triangle have vertices and orthocenter at
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Since the orthocenter is the intersection point of altitudes, the altitude from each vertex passes through the origin.
- Altitude from is the line through and , i.e. Therefore side must be perpendicular to , so is horizontal. Hence, because lies on side .
So the third vertex must be of the form
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Now consider the altitude from . Since it passes through the origin, its slope is Therefore side must have slope because it is perpendicular to the altitude.
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But so slope of is Thus, which gives
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Hence the third vertex is
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Since its coordinates satisfy the point lies in the second quadrant.
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Checking options:
- A: third ❌
- B: fourth ❌
- C: second ✅
- D: first ❌
Therefore, the correct option is C.
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