JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Pair of Straight Lines Question Bank Equation of lines joining the origin to the point of intersection of a curve and a line and Distance between the pair of lines

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    If the distance of two lines passing through origin from the point \[({{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}})\] is \['d'\], then the equation of lines is

    A)            \[{{(x{{y}_{1}}-y{{x}_{1}})}^{2}}={{d}^{2}}({{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}})\]

    B)            \[{{({{x}_{1}}{{y}_{1}}-xy)}^{2}}=({{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}})\]

    C)            \[{{(x{{y}_{1}}+y{{x}_{1}})}^{2}}=({{x}^{2}}-{{y}^{2}})\]      

    D)            \[({{x}^{2}}-{{y}^{2}})=2({{x}_{1}}+{{y}_{1}})\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               If the equation of line is \[y=mx\] and the length of perpendicular drawn on it from the point \[({{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}})\] is d, then \[\frac{{{y}_{1}}-m{{x}_{1}}}{\sqrt{1+{{m}^{2}}}}=\pm d\,\,\Rightarrow \,{{({{y}_{1}}-m{{x}_{1}})}^{2}}={{d}^{2}}(1+{{m}^{2}}).\] But \[m=\frac{y}{x},\] therefore on eliminating 'm' , the required equation is \[{{(x{{y}_{1}}-y{{x}_{1}})}^{2}}={{d}^{2}}({{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}})\].


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