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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    Two lines are given by\[{{(x-2y)}^{2}}+k(x-2y)=0\]. The value of k so that the distance between them is 3, is

    A)            \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}\]        

    B)            \[\pm \frac{2}{\sqrt{5}}\]

    C)            \[\pm 3\sqrt{5}\]               

    D)            None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               Applying the formula, the distance between them is \[\left| 2\sqrt{\frac{({{k}^{2}}/4)-0}{1.(1+4)}} \right|=\left| \frac{k}{\sqrt{5}} \right|\],        \[\therefore \left| \frac{k}{\sqrt{5}} \right|=3\Rightarrow k=\pm 3\sqrt{5}\].


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