- Ax + y = 8
- Bx + y = 8
- C( + 1)x + (– 1)y = 8
- D( - 1)x + (+ 1)y = 8
View written solutionFree
Correct answer: C
-
Let the perpendicular from the origin to the line be the normal to the line.
Any line at perpendicular distance from the origin can be written in normal form as where is the angle made by the perpendicular (normal) from the origin with the positive -axis.
Here, the distance from the origin is , so the line is
-
Use the angle condition.
The line has slope , so it makes an angle (or ) with the positive -axis.
The perpendicular from the origin to makes an angle with the line .
Hence possible directions for the normal are: or equivalently .
Since the line makes positive intercepts on both axes, in the equation we need both and .
So must lie in the first quadrant. Therefore,
-
Substitute .
Thus the line is
Now,
Hence,
-
Simplify.
Multiply throughout by :
-
Match with the options.
This is exactly Option C.
-
Check positive intercepts.
- -intercept: set
- -intercept: set
Both are positive, so the condition is satisfied.
Therefore, the correct equation is
More from Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines
- If the straight line, 2x – 3y + 17 = 0 is perpendicular to the line passing through the points (7, 17) and (15, ), then equals :2019 · MCQ
- If a straight line passing through the point P(–3, 4) is such that its intercepted portion between the coordinate axes is bisected at P, then its equation is :2019 · MCQ
- In a triangle ABC, coordinates of A are (1, 2) and the equations of the medians through B and C are respectively, x + y = 5 and x = 4. Then area of ABC (in sq. units) is :2018 · MCQ
- The foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin, on the line, 3x + y = ( 0) is P. If the line meets x-axis at A and y-axis at B, then the ratio BP : PA is :2018 · MCQ
- The sides of a rhombus ABCD are parallel to the lines, x y + 2 = 0 and 7x y + 3 = 0. If the diagonals of the rhombus intersect P(1, 2) and the vertex A (different from the origin) is on the y-axis, then the coordinate of A is :2018 · MCQ
- A straight line through a fixed point (2, 3) intersects the coordinate axes at distinct points P and Q. If O is the origin and the rectangle OPRQ is completed, then the locus of R is :2018 · MCQ
- A square, of each side 2, lies above the x-axis and has one vertex at the origin. If one of the sides passing through the origin makes an angle 30o with the positive direction of the x-axis, then the sum of the x-coordinates of the…2017 · MCQ
- Let k be an integer such that the triangle with vertices (k, – 3k), (5, k) and (–k, 2) has area 28 sq. units. Then the orthocentre of this triangle is at the point :2017 · MCQ