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JEE Main 20204 SeptemberMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2020
Date
4 September
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Straight Lines

JEE Main 2020 · 4 September · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Straight Lines

A triangle ABC lying in the first quadrant has two vertices as A(1,...

A triangle ABCABC lying in the first quadrant has two vertices as A(1,2)A\left(1, 2\right) and B\left(3, 1\right).If. If∠ BAC = {90}^{o},andandar \left(\delta ABC\right) = 5\sqrt{5}sq.units,thentheabscissaofthevertexsq. units, then the abscissa of the vertexC is :A triangle ABC lying in the first quadrant has two vertices as A(1, 2) and B(3, 1) . If ∠ BAC = 90 ^ o , and ar ( ABC)

Options

  1. A1+51 + \sqrt{5}
  2. B1+251 + 2\sqrt{5}
  3. C2+52 + \sqrt{5}
  4. D25−12\sqrt{5} - 1

Correct answer

B. 1+251 + 2\sqrt{5}

Step-by-step solution

A triangle ABC lying in the first quadrant has two vertices as A(1, 2) and B(3, 1) . If ∠ BAC = 90 ^ o , and ar ( ABC)

mAC=β−2α−1{m}_{AC} = \dfrac{\beta - 2}{\alpha - 1}

mAB=2−11−3=−12{m}_{AB} = \dfrac{2 - 1}{1 - 3} = - \dfrac{1}{2}

AB⊥ACAB ⊥ AC

∴β−2α−1(−12)=−1∴ \dfrac{\beta - 2}{\alpha - 1}\left(- \dfrac{1}{2}\right) = - 1

β=2α−2+2\beta = 2\alpha - 2 + 2

β=2α\beta = 2\alpha

Now area of δABC=55=12AB.AC\delta ABC = 5\sqrt{5} = \dfrac{1}{2}AB . AC

⇒12(3−1)2+(1−2)2.(α−1)2+(β−2)2=55⇒ \dfrac{1}{2}\sqrt{{\left(3 - 1\right)}^{2} + {\left(1 - 2\right)}^{2}} . \sqrt{{\left(\alpha - 1\right)}^{2} + {\left(\beta - 2\right)}^{2}} = 5\sqrt{5}

⇒(α−1)2+(2α−2)2=10⇒ \sqrt{{\left(\alpha - 1\right)}^{2} + {\left(2\alpha - 2\right)}^{2}} = 10

⇒(α−1)25=10⇒ \sqrt{{\left(\alpha - 1\right)}^{2}}\sqrt{5} = 10

⇒∣α−1∣=25⇒ \left|\alpha - 1\right| = 2\sqrt{5}

⇒α=1±25⇒ \alpha = 1 \pm 2\sqrt{5}.

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