JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Straight Line Question Bank Foot of perpendicular, Transformation, Pedal points Image of a point

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    The foot of the coordinates drawn from (2, 4) to the line \[x+y=1\] is                                                [Roorkee 1995]

    A)            \[\left( \frac{1}{3},\frac{3}{2} \right)\]                                       

    B)            \[\left( -\frac{1}{2},\frac{3}{2} \right)\]

    C)            \[\left( \frac{4}{3},\frac{1}{2} \right)\]                                       

    D)            \[\left( \frac{3}{4},\,\,-\frac{1}{2} \right)\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Applying the formula, the required foot is                \[\left( \frac{{{1}^{2}}\times 2-1\times 1\times 4+1}{{{1}^{2}}+{{1}^{2}}},\frac{{{1}^{2}}\times 4-1\times 1\times 2+1}{{{1}^{2}}+{{1}^{2}}} \right)=\,\left( -\frac{1}{2},\frac{3}{2} \right)\].                    Trick: Here, in options only point \[\left( -\frac{1}{2},\frac{3}{2} \right)\] is satisfying the given equation of line.


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