JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Straight Line Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Straight Lines & Pair Striaght Lines

  • question_answer
    If the sum of the distances of a point from two perpendicular lines in a plane is 1, then its locus is

    A) Square

    B) Circle

    C) Straight line

    D) Two intersecting line

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] Let the two perpendicular lines be the coordinate axes and let the point be P(h, k). Then sum of the distances of P(h, k) from the coordinate axes is \[\left| h \right|+\left| k \right|.\] It is given that \[\left| h \right|+\left| k \right|=1.\] So, locus of (h, k) is \[\left| x \right|+\left| y \right|=1.\] this gives four lines \[x+y=1,x-y=1,-x+y=1,-x-y=1\] which enclose a square.


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