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AP EAMCET · Maths · Straight Lines

A pair of lines drawn through the origin forms a right angled isosceles triangle with right angle at the origin with the line \(2 x+3 y=6\). The area (in sq. units) of the triangle thus formed is

  1. A \(\frac{36}{13}\)
  2. B \(\frac{32}{13}\)
  3. C \(\frac{18}{5}\)
  4. D \(\frac{25}{9}\)
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(A) \(\frac{36}{13}\)

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Any line through the origin making an angle of \(45^{\circ}\) with the given line \(2 x+3 y=6\) is of the form \(y=m x\) where…