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JEE Main 201419 AprilOnline
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2014
Date
19 April
Mode
Online
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Straight Lines

JEE Main 2014 · 19 April · Online · Mathematics · Straight Lines

The circumcentre of a triangle lies at the origin and its centroid...

The circumcentre of a triangle lies at the origin and its centroid is the midpoint of the line segment joining the points ( {a}^{2} + 1, {a}^{2} + 1 )and(2a,−2a),a≠0and \left(2a , - 2 a\right), a \ne 0. Then for any a,a, the orthocentre of this triangle lies on the line

Options

  1. Ay−(a2+1)x=0y - \left({a}^{2} + 1\right)x = 0
  2. By−2ax=0y - 2ax = 0
  3. Cy+x=0y + x = 0
  4. D(a−1)2x−(a+1)2y=0{\left(a - 1\right)}^{2}x - {\left(a + 1\right)}^{2}y = 0

Correct answer

D. (a−1)2x−(a+1)2y=0{\left(a - 1\right)}^{2}x - {\left(a + 1\right)}^{2}y = 0

Step-by-step solution

The mid-point of a line segment joining the points (x1,y1)\left({x}_{1}, {y}_{1}\right) and \left({x}_{2}, {y}_{2}\right)is(x1+x22,y1+y22)is \left(\dfrac{{x}_{1} + {x}_{2}}{2}, \dfrac{{y}_{1} + {y}_{2}}{2}\right)

Given, the centroid GG is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points \left({a}^{2} + 1, {a}^{2} + 1\right)and(2a,−2a)and \left(2a, - 2a\right), thus G≡(a2+1+2a2,a2+1−2a2)G ≡ \left(\dfrac{{a}^{2} + 1 + 2a}{2}, \dfrac{{a}^{2} + 1 - 2a}{2}\right)

⇒G≡((a+1)22,(a−1)22).⇒ G ≡ \left(\dfrac{{\left(a + 1\right)}^{2}}{2}, \dfrac{{\left(a - 1\right)}^{2}}{2}\right) .

Also, given circumcentre CC is origin ⇒C≡(0,0).⇒ C ≡ \left(0, 0\right) .

We know that, for a triangle circumcentre, orthocentre and centroid are collinear.

Thus, C,GC, G and orthocentre HH are collinear.

Again, we know that the equation of a line passing through the points (x1,y1)\left({x}_{1}, {y}_{1}\right) and \left({x}_{2}, {y}_{2}\right)isisy - {y}_{1} = \left(\dfrac{{y}_{2} - {y}_{1}}{{x}_{2} - {x}_{1}}\right)\left(x - {x}_{1}\right)</p><p>Thus,theorthocentreliesonthelinejoiningthepoints(0,0)</p><p>Thus, the orthocentre lies on the line joining the points \left(0, 0\right) and \left(\dfrac{{\left(a + 1\right)}^{2}}{2}, \dfrac{{\left(a - 1\right)}^{2}}{2}\right) and its equation, is

y−0=((a−1)22−0)((a+1)22−0)(x−0)y - 0 = \dfrac{\left(\dfrac{{\left(a - 1\right)}^{2}}{2} - 0\right)}{\left(\dfrac{{\left(a + 1\right)}^{2}}{2} - 0\right)}\left(x - 0\right)

⇒y=(a−1)2(a+1)2(x)⇒ y = \dfrac{{\left(a - 1\right)}^{2}}{{\left(a + 1\right)}^{2}}\left(x\right)

⇒(a−1)2x−(a+1)2y=0.⇒ {\left(a - 1\right)}^{2}x - {\left(a + 1\right)}^{2}y = 0 .

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