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Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines question

2019 · 12 Apr · Shift 2 · Q28
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Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines question

2019 · 12 Apr · Shift 2 · Q28

JEE MainMathematicsStraight Lines and Pair of Straight LinesMCQ+4 / −1
A straight line L at a distance of 4 units from the origin makes positive intercepts on the coordinate axes and the perpendicular from the origin to this line makes an angle of 60o with the line x + y = 0. Then an equation of the line L is :
  1. A
    x + 3\sqrt 33​ y = 8
  2. B
    3\sqrt 33​ x + y = 8
  3. C
    ( 3\sqrt 33​+ 1)x + (3\sqrt 33​– 1)y = 8 2\sqrt 22​
  4. D
    ( 3\sqrt 33​- 1)x + (3\sqrt 33​+ 1)y = 8 2\sqrt 22​
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Correct answer: C

  1. Let the perpendicular from the origin to the line be the normal to the line.

    Any line at perpendicular distance ppp from the origin can be written in normal form as xcos⁡α+ysin⁡α=p,x\cos\alpha + y\sin\alpha = p,xcosα+ysinα=p, where α\alphaα is the angle made by the perpendicular (normal) from the origin with the positive xxx-axis.

    Here, the distance from the origin is 444, so the line is xcos⁡α+ysin⁡α=4.x\cos\alpha + y\sin\alpha = 4.xcosα+ysinα=4.

  2. Use the angle condition.

    The line x+y=0x+y=0x+y=0 has slope −1-1−1, so it makes an angle −45∘-45^\circ−45∘ (or 135∘135^\circ135∘) with the positive xxx-axis.

    The perpendicular from the origin to LLL makes an angle 60∘60^\circ60∘ with the line x+y=0x+y=0x+y=0.

    Hence possible directions for the normal are: −45∘+60∘=15∘,-45^\circ + 60^\circ = 15^\circ,−45∘+60∘=15∘, or −45∘−60∘=−105∘,-45^\circ - 60^\circ = -105^\circ,−45∘−60∘=−105∘, equivalently 255∘255^\circ255∘.

    Since the line makes positive intercepts on both axes, in the equation xcos⁡α+ysin⁡α=4,x\cos\alpha + y\sin\alpha = 4,xcosα+ysinα=4, we need both cos⁡α>0\cos\alpha > 0cosα>0 and sin⁡α>0\sin\alpha > 0sinα>0.

    So α\alphaα must lie in the first quadrant. Therefore, α=15∘.\alpha = 15^\circ.α=15∘.

  3. Substitute α=15∘\alpha=15^\circα=15∘.

    Thus the line is xcos⁡15∘+ysin⁡15∘=4.x\cos 15^\circ + y\sin 15^\circ = 4.xcos15∘+ysin15∘=4.

    Now, cos⁡15∘=3+122,sin⁡15∘=3−122.\cos 15^\circ = \frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{2\sqrt{2}}, \qquad \sin 15^\circ = \frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{2\sqrt{2}}.cos15∘=22​3​+1​,sin15∘=22​3​−1​.

    Hence, x⋅3+122+y⋅3−122=4.x\cdot \frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{2\sqrt{2}} + y\cdot \frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{2\sqrt{2}} = 4.x⋅22​3​+1​+y⋅22​3​−1​=4.

  4. Simplify.

    Multiply throughout by 222\sqrt{2}22​: (3+1)x+(3−1)y=82.(\sqrt{3}+1)x + (\sqrt{3}-1)y = 8\sqrt{2}.(3​+1)x+(3​−1)y=82​.

  5. Match with the options.

    This is exactly Option C.

  6. Check positive intercepts.

    • xxx-intercept: set y=0y=0y=0 x=823+1>0x = \frac{8\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}+1} > 0x=3​+182​​>0
    • yyy-intercept: set x=0x=0x=0 y=823−1>0y = \frac{8\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}-1} > 0y=3​−182​​>0

    Both are positive, so the condition is satisfied.

Therefore, the correct equation is (3+1)x+(3−1)y=82.(\sqrt{3}+1)x + (\sqrt{3}-1)y = 8\sqrt{2}.(3​+1)x+(3​−1)y=82​.

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