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    Let L be the line \[2x+y=2\]. If the axes are rotated by \[{{45}^{o}}\], then the intercepts made by the line L on the new axes are respectively [Roorkee Qualifying 1998]

    A)            \[\sqrt{2}\]and 1                      

    B)            1 and \[\sqrt{2}\]

    C)            \[2\sqrt{2}\]and  \[2\sqrt{2}/3\]     

    D)            \[2\sqrt{2}/3\]and \[2\sqrt{2}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     Suppose the axes are rotated in the anticlockwise direction through an angle\[{{45}^{o}}\]. To find the equation of L w.r.t the new axis, we replace x by \[x\cos \alpha -y\sin \alpha \] and by\[x\sin \alpha +y\cos \alpha \], so that equation of line w.r.t.  new axes is               Þ \[1/1(x\cos {{45}^{o}}-y\sin {{45}^{o}})+\frac{1}{2}(x\sin {{45}^{o}}+y\cos {{45}^{o}})=1\]                    Since, p, q are the intercept made by the line on the coordinate axes. we have on putting (p, 0) and then (0, q)                    Þ  \[\frac{1}{p}=\frac{1}{a}\cos \alpha +\frac{1}{b}\sin \alpha \Rightarrow \frac{1}{q}=-\frac{1}{a}\sin \alpha +\frac{1}{b}\cos \alpha \]                    Þ  \[\frac{1}{p}=\frac{1}{1}\cos {{45}^{o}}+\frac{1}{2}\sin {{45}^{o}}\]                    \[\Rightarrow \frac{1}{p}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}+\frac{1}{2}.\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{3}{2\sqrt{2}}\]                    \ \[p=\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}\];   \\[\frac{1}{q}=-\frac{1}{1}\sin {{45}^{o}}+\frac{1}{2}\cos {{45}^{o}}\]                       \[\frac{1}{q}=\frac{-1}{\sqrt{2}}+\frac{1}{2\sqrt{2}}=-\frac{1}{2\sqrt{2}}\,,\,\,\,\therefore q=2\sqrt{2}\]                    So intercept made by is assume on the new axis \[\left( 2\sqrt{2}/3,\,\,2\sqrt{2} \right)\]. If the rotation is assume in clockwise direction, so intercept made by the line on the new axes would be \[\left( 2\sqrt{2},\,2\sqrt{2}/3 \right)\].


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