JEE Main 2014 Mathematics question
If a line L is perpendicular to the line , and the area of the triangle formed by the line L and the coordinate axes is 5 sq units, then the distance of the line L from the line is
Answer: (3)
Solution
L has slope , so write it as , with intercepts 5c on the x-axis and c on the y-axis. The area is ,
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