Co-Ordinate Geometry A-10
Co-Ordinate Geometry A-10
Co-Ordinate Geometry A-10
1 (b)
Let 𝑃 is a point on the perpendicular bisector of 𝐴𝐵, its equation is
1
(𝑦 ― 1) = (𝑥 ― 4) ⇒ 𝑥 ― 3𝑦 ― 1 = 0
3
So, general point is 𝑃(3ℎ + 1,ℎ)
[
3ℎ + 1 ℎ 1
1
Area = 2 3
5
4 1 =± 10
―2 1 ]
⇒ ℎ = 2, 0
Or position of points is (7, 2) and (1, 0)
2 (a)
𝜋
Given, ∠𝐴 = 2, then 𝑎2 = 𝑏2 + 𝑐2 = 42 + 32 = 25
𝑎
and sin 𝐴 = 2𝑅 ⇒𝑎 = 2𝑅 and 𝑎 = 5
∆ 𝑏𝑐
also, 𝑟 = 𝑠 = 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 (∵ ∆=
𝑏𝑐
2
)
𝑅 𝑎(𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐) 5 × 12 5
∴ = = =
𝑟 2𝑏𝑐 2×4×3 2
3 (d)
Since 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 are in AP
⇒2𝐵 = 𝐴 + 𝐶 ⇒∠ 𝐵 = 60°
𝑎 𝑐
∴ (2 sin 𝐶 cos 𝐶) + (2 sin 𝐴 cos 𝐴 )
2 𝑎
= 2𝑘 (𝑎 cos 𝐶 + 𝑐 cos 𝐴 )
= 2𝑘(𝑏)
= 2sin 𝐵 [using, 𝑏 = 𝑎cos 𝐶 +𝑐cos 𝐴]
= 3
4 (d)
Given equation is
𝑥2 ― 5𝑥 + 6 = 0
⇒ (𝑥 ― 3)(𝑥 ― 2) = 0
⇒ 𝑥 = 3, 2
These are the sides of a triangle
𝜋
Let 𝑎 = 3, 𝑏 = 2, ∠𝐶 = 3
2
+ 22 ― 𝑐2 2 2 2
⇒ cos (𝜋3) = 3 2.3.2 [ ∵ cos 𝐶 = 𝑎 +2𝑎𝑏
𝑏 ―𝑐
]
1 13 ― 𝑐2
⇒ = ⇒ 𝑐2 = 7
2 12
⇒ 𝑐 = 7 [sides cannot be negative]
∴ Perimeter of a triangle = 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐
=3+2+ 7=5+ 7
5 (b)
Given, ∠𝐴 = 60°, 𝑎 = 5, 𝑏 = 4
𝑏2 + 𝑐2 ― 𝑎2
∴ cos 𝐴 =
2𝑏𝑐
1 16 + 𝑐2 ― 25
⇒ cos 60° = =
2 8𝑐
⇒4𝑐 = 𝑐2 ― 9
⇒𝑐2 ― 4𝑐 ― 9 = 0
6 (a)
Let 𝑃𝑄 be the height ℎ of the tower and 𝐴, 𝐵 are the points of observations
Q
m
10
m B2
10 B
/4
/6
A B1 P
𝜋 𝜋
We have, ∠𝑄𝐴𝑃 = 4, ∠𝐵𝐴𝑃 = 6,
𝐴𝐵 = 10 m, 𝐵𝑄 = 10 m
𝜋
∴ ∠ 𝑄𝐴𝐵 = = ∠ 𝐴𝑄𝐵
12
𝜋 5𝜋
⇒ ∠ 𝐴𝐵𝑄 = 𝜋 ― =
6 6
On applying cosine rule in ∆ 𝐴𝐵𝑄, we get
5𝜋
𝐴𝑄2 = 𝐴𝐵2 + 𝐵𝑄2 ― 2𝐴𝐵 ∙ 𝐵𝑄 cos
6
3
= 100 + 100 + 200 ∙
2
= 100(2 + 2)
⇒ 𝐴𝑄 = 10 2 + 3
𝜋 10 2 + 3
In ∆ 𝐴𝑃𝑄, 𝐴𝑃 = 𝐴𝑄cos = 2
4
= 5 4 + 2 3 = 5 ( 3 + 1)2
⇒ 𝐴𝑃 = 5(1 + 3)m
7 (a)
Let the points be 𝐴 = (𝑎cos θ, 𝑎 sin θ) and
𝐵 = (𝑎 cos ϕ, a sin ϕ )
∴ 𝐴𝐵 = (𝑎 cos θ ― 𝑎 cos ϕ)2 + (𝑎 sin θ ― 𝑎 sin ϕ)2
[
𝑥1𝑦2 + 𝑥2𝑦3 + 𝑥3𝑦4 + 𝑥4𝑦5
=
1
2
+ 𝑥5𝑦1 ― (𝑦1𝑥2 + 𝑦2𝑥3 + 𝑦3𝑥4
+ 𝑦4𝑥5 + 𝑦5𝑥1) ]
1
= [0(0) + 12(2) + 12(7) + 6(5) + 0(0) ― {0 + 0 + 2(6) + 7(0) + 5(0)}]
2
1
= [(24 + 84 + 30 ― 12)]
2
= 63 sq unit
9 (a)
Let the height of the flag be ℎ
𝑏
In ∆𝐴𝑅𝒬,tan α = ….(i)
𝑎
ℎ+𝑏
and in ∆𝑃𝑅𝒬, tan 2α = …(ii)
𝑎
2 tan α ℎ+𝑏
⇒ 2
=
1 ― tan α 𝑎
𝑏
2× ℎ+𝑏
𝑎
⇒ = [from Eq.(i)]
𝑏2 2
1― 2
𝑎
2𝑎𝑏 ℎ+𝑏 𝑏(𝑎2 + 𝑏2)
⇒ 2 = ⇒ℎ =
𝑎 ― 𝑏2 𝑎 (𝑎2 ― 𝑏2)
10 (a)
Let 𝐵𝐶 be the height of kite
C
m
0
12 h
60o
A B
ℎ
In ∆ 𝐴𝐵𝐶, sin 60° = 120
3 ℎ
⇒ =
2 120
⇒ ℎ = 60 3 m
The height of the kite is 60 3 m
11 (b)
𝑎 cos 𝐴 + 𝑏 cos 𝐵 + 𝑐 cos 𝐶
𝑎+𝑏+𝑐
(2𝑅 sin 𝐴)cos 𝐴 + (2𝑅 sin 𝐵)cos 𝐵 + 2𝑅 sin 𝐶 ( cos 𝐶 )
=
2𝑅 sin 𝐴 + 2𝑅 sin 𝐵 + 2𝑅 sin 𝐶
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 𝑎𝑏𝑐
(∵𝑅= = =
2 sin 𝐴 2 sin 𝐵 2 sin 𝐶
=
4∆ )
𝑅[2 sin 𝐴 cos 𝐴 + 2 sin 𝐵 cos 𝐵 + 2 sin 𝐶 cos 𝐶
=
2𝑅[sin 𝐴 + sin 𝐵 + sin 𝐶]
1 ( sin 2𝐴 + sin 2𝐵 + sin 2𝐶 )
= .
2 ( sin 𝐴 + sin 𝐵 + sin 𝐶 )
4 sin 𝐴 sin 𝐵 sin 𝐶
=
2[4 cos(𝐴/2) cos(𝐵/2) cos(𝐶/2) ]
( )
∵ sin 2α + sin 2β + sin 2γ = 4 sin α sin β sin γ
α β γ
and sin α + sin β + sin γ = 4 cos cos cos
2 2 2
[ 𝐴 𝐴 𝐵 𝐵 𝐶
4 2 sin cos × 2 sin cos × 2 sin × cos
2 2 2 2 2
𝐶
2 ]
=
[
𝐴 𝐵
2 × 4 cos cos cos
2 2
𝐶
2 ]
𝐴 𝐵 𝐶
= 4 sin sin sin
2 2 2
𝑟 𝐴 𝐵 𝐶
=
𝑅 [
∵ 𝑟 = 4𝑅 sin sin sin
2 2 2 ]
12 (a)
Let ∠𝐴𝑃𝐶 = 𝛼. Then,
𝐴𝐶 𝐴𝐶 𝐴𝐵 1
tan 𝛼 = = = =
𝐴𝑃 𝑛 𝐴𝐵 2𝑛 𝐴𝐵 2𝑛
B
P A
In ∆ 𝐴𝑃𝐵, we have
𝐴𝐵 𝐴𝐵 1
tan(𝛼 + 𝛽) = = =
𝐴𝑃 𝑛 𝐴𝐵 𝑛
Now, 𝛽 = 𝛼 + 𝛽 ― 𝛼
tan(𝛼 + 𝛽) ― tan 𝛼
⇒ tan 𝛽 =
1 + tan(𝛼 + 𝛽) tan 𝛼
1/𝑛 ― 1/2𝑛 𝑛
⇒ tan 𝛽 = =
1 + 1/𝑛 ∙ 1/2𝑛 2 𝑛 + 1
2
13 (d)
Suppose 𝑃(3,7) divides the segment joining 𝐴(1, 1) and 𝐵(6, 16) in the ratio 𝜆 :1. Then,
6𝜆 + 1 16 𝜆 + 1
= 3 and =7
𝜆+1 𝜆+1
2
⇒𝜆 =
3
⇒𝑃 divides 𝐴𝐵 internally in the ratio 2 :3
Thus, 𝑄 divides 𝐴𝐵 externally in the ratio 2 :3 and hence its coordinates are
2 × 6 ― 3 × 1 2 × 16 ― 3 × 1
( 2―3
,
2―3 )
≡ ( ― 9, ― 29)
14 (d)
Let the angles of a triangle are 3𝑥, 5𝑥 and 10𝑥
∴ 3𝑥 + 5𝑥 + 10𝑥 = 180° ⇒ 𝑥 = 10°
∴ Smallest angle of a triangle = 30°
And the greatest angle = 100°
Required ratio = sin 30°:sin 100°
1
= : cos 10° = 1:2 cos 10°
2
15 (b)
|
1 𝑎 𝑏
Given, 1 𝑐 𝑎 = 0
1 𝑏 𝑐 |
⇒𝑐2 ― 𝑎𝑏 ― 𝑎(𝑐 ― 𝑎) + 𝑏(𝑏 ― 𝑐) = 0
⇒ 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 + 𝑐2 ― 𝑎𝑏 ― 𝑏𝑐 ― 𝑐𝑎 = 0
1
⇒ [2𝑎2 + 2𝑏2 + 2𝑐2 ― 2𝑎𝑏 ― 2𝑏𝑐 ― 2𝑐𝑎] = 0
2
1
⇒ [(𝑎 ― 𝑏)2 + (𝑏 ― 𝑐)2 + (𝑐 ― 𝑎)2 = 0
2
⇒ 𝑎=𝑏=𝑐
⇒ ∠𝐴 = 60°, ∠𝐵 = 60°, ∠𝐶 = 60°
∴ sin2 𝐴 + sin2 𝐵 + sin2 𝐶
= sin2 60° + sin2 60° + sin2 60°
3 2 3 2
3 2
=
2 ( ) ( ) ( ) = 94
+
2
+
2
17 (c)
Let ∠ 𝑂𝐴𝐵 = θ
y
B
(1, 4)
x
O A
Then, 𝑂𝐴 + 𝐴𝐵 = 1 +4cot θ +4 + tan θ
= 5 + 4 cot θ + tan θ ≥ 5 + 4 = 9
(using AM ≥ GM)
19 (c)
Given ∠𝐴 = 20°
∴ ∠𝐵 = ∠𝐶 = 80°
Then, 𝑏 = 𝑐
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
∴ = =
sin 20° sin 80° sin 80°
𝑎 𝑏
⇒ =
sin 20° cos 10°
⇒ 𝑎 = 2𝑏sin 10° …(i)
∴ 𝑎3 + 𝑏3 = 8𝑏3sin3 10° + 𝑏3
= 𝑏3{2(4 sin3 10°) + 1}
= 𝑏3{2(3 sin 10° ― sin 30°) + 1}
= 𝑏3{6 sin 10° }
= 3𝑏2{2𝑏 sin 10° }
= 3𝑏2𝑎 [from Eq. (i)]
= 3𝑎𝑐2 ( ∵ 𝑏 = 𝑐)
20 (a)
𝑎 cos 𝐵 + cos2 𝐶) + cos 𝐴 (𝑐 cos 𝐶 + 𝑏 cos 𝐵 )
( 2
Q. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A. B A D D B D C B C A