JEE MainMathematicsStraight Lines and Pair of Straight LinesMCQ+4 / −1
Let two straight lines drawn from the origin intersect the line at the points and such that is an isosceles triangle and . If , then the greatest integer less than or equal to is :
- A42
- B46
- C48
- D44
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Correct answer: B
- Set up the geometry
The points and lie on the line Also, and \angle POQ=90^\circ.
Since is isosceles and the right angle is at , the only possibility is So is a right isosceles triangle with legs and .
- Use the chord property
Because lie on the line , the segment is a chord of the circle centered at with radius
Since , the chord length is
Hence
Therefore,
So we only need .
- Condition for the line to cut a chord subtending at the center
For a circle centered at the origin with radius , if a chord subtends angle at the center, then the perpendicular distance from the center to the chord satisfies So
Now find the distance from the origin to the line :
Thus so
Hence
- Greatest integer less than or equal to
- Check options
- A: ❌
- B: ✅
- C: ❌
- D: ❌
So the correct option is B.
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