JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Straight Line Question Bank Angle between two straight lines, Bisector of angle between two lines

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    If the lines \[y=3x+1\] and \[2y=x+3\] are equally inclined to the line \[y=mx+4,\] then m =                                [ISM Dhanbad 1976]

    A)            \[\frac{1+3\sqrt{2}}{7}\]      

    B)            \[\frac{1-3\sqrt{2}}{7}\]

    C)            \[\frac{1\pm 3\sqrt{2}}{7}\]  

    D)            \[\frac{1\pm 5\sqrt{2}}{7}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               \[{{m}_{1}}=3,{{m}_{2}}=\frac{1}{2}\]and \[{{m}_{3}}=m\] Let the angle between first and third line is \[{{\theta }_{1}}\]and between second and third is \[{{\theta }_{2}}\], then                    \[\tan {{\theta }_{1}}=\frac{3-m}{1+3m}\] and \[\tan {{\theta }_{2}}=\frac{m-\frac{1}{2}}{1+\frac{m}{2}}\] But \[{{\theta }_{1}}={{\theta }_{2}}\Rightarrow \frac{3-m}{1+3m}=\frac{m-\frac{1}{2}}{1+\frac{m}{2}}\] Þ \[7{{m}^{2}}-2m-7=0\]Þ \[m=\frac{1\pm 5\sqrt{2}}{7}\].


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