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Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines question

2025 · 24 Jan · Shift 2 · Q40
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Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines question

2025 · 24 Jan · Shift 2 · Q40

JEE MainMathematicsStraight Lines and Pair of Straight LinesMCQ+4 / −1
Let the points (112,α)\left(\frac{11}{2}, \alpha\right)(211​,α) lie on or inside the triangle with sides x+y=11,x+2y=16x+y=11, x+2 y=16x+y=11,x+2y=16 and 2x+3y=292 x+3 y=292x+3y=29. Then the product of the smallest and the largest values of α\alphaα is equal to :
  1. A
    22
  2. B
    33
  3. C
    55
  4. D
    44
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Correct answer: B

  1. Find the triangle vertices

The sides of the triangle are: x+y=11,x+y=11,x+y=11, x+2y=16,x+2y=16,x+2y=16, 2x+3y=29.2x+3y=29.2x+3y=29.

Let us find their pairwise intersections.

  • From x+y=11x+y=11x+y=11 and x+2y=16x+2y=16x+2y=16: (x+2y)−(x+y)=16−11⇒y=5, (x+2y)-(x+y)=16-11 \Rightarrow y=5,(x+2y)−(x+y)=16−11⇒y=5, so x=11−5=6.x=11-5=6.x=11−5=6. Vertex: (6,5)(6,5)(6,5).

  • From x+y=11x+y=11x+y=11 and 2x+3y=292x+3y=292x+3y=29: From x=11−yx=11-yx=11−y, 2(11−y)+3y=29⇒22−2y+3y=29⇒y=7,2(11-y)+3y=29 \Rightarrow 22-2y+3y=29 \Rightarrow y=7,2(11−y)+3y=29⇒22−2y+3y=29⇒y=7, hence x=4.x=4.x=4. Vertex: (4,7)(4,7)(4,7).

  • From x+2y=16x+2y=16x+2y=16 and 2x+3y=292x+3y=292x+3y=29: From x=16−2yx=16-2yx=16−2y, 2(16−2y)+3y=29⇒32−4y+3y=29⇒y=3,2(16-2y)+3y=29 \Rightarrow 32-4y+3y=29 \Rightarrow y=3,2(16−2y)+3y=29⇒32−4y+3y=29⇒y=3, hence x=10.x=10.x=10. Vertex: (10,3)(10,3)(10,3).

So the triangle has vertices: (6,5), (4,7), (10,3).(6,5),\ (4,7),\ (10,3).(6,5), (4,7), (10,3).


  1. Consider the vertical line x=112x=\dfrac{11}{2}x=211​

We need points of the form: (112,α)\left(\frac{11}{2},\alpha\right)(211​,α) that lie on or inside the triangle.

So we intersect the line x=112x=\dfrac{11}{2}x=211​ with the sides of the triangle.


  1. Intersection with each side
  • On x+y=11x+y=11x+y=11: 112+y=11⇒y=112.\frac{11}{2}+y=11 \Rightarrow y=\frac{11}{2}.211​+y=11⇒y=211​.

  • On x+2y=16x+2y=16x+2y=16: 112+2y=16⇒2y=212⇒y=214.\frac{11}{2}+2y=16 \Rightarrow 2y=\frac{21}{2} \Rightarrow y=\frac{21}{4}.211​+2y=16⇒2y=221​⇒y=421​.

  • On 2x+3y=292x+3y=292x+3y=29: 2⋅112+3y=29⇒11+3y=29⇒3y=18⇒y=6.2\cdot \frac{11}{2}+3y=29 \Rightarrow 11+3y=29 \Rightarrow 3y=18 \Rightarrow y=6.2⋅211​+3y=29⇒11+3y=29⇒3y=18⇒y=6.

So the line x=112x=\dfrac{11}{2}x=211​ meets the three side-lines at: (112,112),(112,214),(112,6).\left(\frac{11}{2},\frac{11}{2}\right),\quad \left(\frac{11}{2},\frac{21}{4}\right),\quad \left(\frac{11}{2},6\right).(211​,211​),(211​,421​),(211​,6).


  1. Determine the segment inside the triangle

The triangle vertices have xxx-coordinates 4,6,104,6,104,6,10, so the line x=112=5.5x=\dfrac{11}{2}=5.5x=211​=5.5 passes through the interior of the triangle.

At x=5.5x=5.5x=5.5, the relevant boundary points of the triangle are on the two sides meeting the left vertex region, namely the segment joining (6,5)(6,5)(6,5) to (4,7)(4,7)(4,7) and the segment joining (6,5)(6,5)(6,5) to (10,3)(10,3)(10,3).

These correspond to:

  • x+y=11⇒y=112x+y=11 \Rightarrow y=\dfrac{11}{2}x+y=11⇒y=211​,
  • 2x+3y=29⇒y=62x+3y=29 \Rightarrow y=62x+3y=29⇒y=6.

Thus the allowed values of α\alphaα are: 112≤α≤6.\frac{11}{2} \le \alpha \le 6.211​≤α≤6.

So,

  • smallest value of α\alphaα is 112\dfrac{11}{2}211​,
  • largest value of α\alphaα is 666.

  1. Compute the product

112×6=33.\frac{11}{2}\times 6=33.211​×6=33.

So the required product is 33.\boxed{33}.33​.

This corresponds to Option B.

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