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QJEEM19Mae848: JEE Main 2019 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM19Mae848 Solution: Let the equations of two sides of a triangle be 3x 2y + 6 = 0…

Let the equations of two sides of a triangle be 3x −- 2y + 6 = 0 and 4x + 5y −- 20 = 0. If the orthocentre of this triangle is at (1, 1), then the equation of its third side is :

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  • A 122y −- 26x −- 1675 = 0
  • B 122y + 26x + 1675 = 0
  • C 26x + 61y + 1675 = 0
  • D 26x −- 122y −- 1675 = 0

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JEE Main 2019 (Online) 9th January Evening Slot Mathematics - Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines Question 113 English Explanation

4x + 5y −- 20 = 0       . . .(1)

3x −- 2y + 6 = 0       . . . (2)

orthocentre is (1, 1)

line perpendicular to 4x + 5y −- 20 = 0

and passes through (1, 1) is

(y −- 1) = 54{5 \over 4} (x −- 1)

⇒\Rightarrow   5x −- 4y = 1       . . .(3)

and line ⊥\bot to 3x −- 2y + 6 = 0

and passes through (1, 1)

y −- 1 = −- 23{2 \over 3} (x −- 1)

⇒\Rightarrow   2x + 3y = 5       . . .(4)

Solving (1) and (4) we get C (352,−10)\left( {{{35} \over 2}, - 10} \right)

Solving (2) and (3) we get A (−13,−332)\left( { - 13,{{ - 33} \over 2}} \right)

Side BC is y + 10 = −332+10−13−352(x−352){{{{ - 33} \over 2} + 10} \over { - 13 - {{35} \over 2}}}\left( {x - {{35} \over 2}} \right)

⇒\Rightarrow   y + 10 = 1361(x−352){{13} \over {61}}\left( {x - {{35} \over 2}} \right)

⇒\Rightarrow   26x −- 122y −- 1675 = 0

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