Question 13 Marks
Prove that perpendiculars drawn from any point taken on line $7 x+4 y=3$ to the lines $3 x-4 y=$ 2 and $5 x-12 y=4$ are equal in length.
Answer
View full question & answer→Let $\left(x_1, y_1\right)$ be any point taken on line
So,
\[
\begin{array}{r}
7 x+4 y=3 \\
7 x_1+4 y_1=3
\end{array}
\]
\[
\text { or } \quad 7 x_1+4 y_1-3=0
\]
Let the length of the perpendicular drawn from point $\left(x_1, y_1\right)$ be P .
\[
\therefore \quad P=\left|\frac{3 x_1-4 y_1-2}{\sqrt{(3)^2+(-4)^2}}\right|=\left|\frac{3 x_1-4 y_1-2}{5}\right|
\]
Similarly, if the length of perpendicular drawn from point $\left(x_1, y_1\right)$ on line $5 x-12 y=4$ be $P ^{\prime}$, then,
\[
P^{\prime}=\left|\frac{5 x_1-12 y_1-4}{\sqrt{(5)^2+(-12)^2}}\right|=\left|\frac{5 x_1-12 y_1-4}{13}\right|
\]
but $P = P ^{\prime}$
\[
\begin{array}{rlrl}
& \begin{aligned}
\therefore & \left|\frac{3 x_1-4 y_1-2}{5}\right|
\end{aligned} & =\left|\frac{5 x_1-12 y_1-4}{13}\right| \\
& \text { or } & \frac{3 x_1-4 y_1-2}{5} & = \pm \frac{5 x_1-12 y_1-4}{13} \\
{[\because \text { If }|x|} & =|y| \Rightarrow x= \pm y]
\end{array}
\]
Taking +ive sign,
\[
\begin{aligned}
& & 39 x_1-52 y_1-26 & =25 x_1-60 y_1-20 \\
& \Rightarrow & 14 x_1+8 y_1-6 & =0 \\
\Rightarrow & & 7 x_1+4 y_1-3 & =0
\end{aligned}
\]
It is the same relation as defined in equation (1). So it is true.
$\therefore$ Length of perpendiculars drawn from any point taken on line $7 x+4 y=3$ to the lines $3 x-4 y=2$ and $5 x-12 y=4$ are equal in length.
Hence proved.
So,
\[
\begin{array}{r}
7 x+4 y=3 \\
7 x_1+4 y_1=3
\end{array}
\]
\[
\text { or } \quad 7 x_1+4 y_1-3=0
\]
Let the length of the perpendicular drawn from point $\left(x_1, y_1\right)$ be P .
\[
\therefore \quad P=\left|\frac{3 x_1-4 y_1-2}{\sqrt{(3)^2+(-4)^2}}\right|=\left|\frac{3 x_1-4 y_1-2}{5}\right|
\]
Similarly, if the length of perpendicular drawn from point $\left(x_1, y_1\right)$ on line $5 x-12 y=4$ be $P ^{\prime}$, then,
\[
P^{\prime}=\left|\frac{5 x_1-12 y_1-4}{\sqrt{(5)^2+(-12)^2}}\right|=\left|\frac{5 x_1-12 y_1-4}{13}\right|
\]
but $P = P ^{\prime}$
\[
\begin{array}{rlrl}
& \begin{aligned}
\therefore & \left|\frac{3 x_1-4 y_1-2}{5}\right|
\end{aligned} & =\left|\frac{5 x_1-12 y_1-4}{13}\right| \\
& \text { or } & \frac{3 x_1-4 y_1-2}{5} & = \pm \frac{5 x_1-12 y_1-4}{13} \\
{[\because \text { If }|x|} & =|y| \Rightarrow x= \pm y]
\end{array}
\]
Taking +ive sign,
\[
\begin{aligned}
& & 39 x_1-52 y_1-26 & =25 x_1-60 y_1-20 \\
& \Rightarrow & 14 x_1+8 y_1-6 & =0 \\
\Rightarrow & & 7 x_1+4 y_1-3 & =0
\end{aligned}
\]
It is the same relation as defined in equation (1). So it is true.
$\therefore$ Length of perpendiculars drawn from any point taken on line $7 x+4 y=3$ to the lines $3 x-4 y=2$ and $5 x-12 y=4$ are equal in length.
Hence proved.

