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MHT CET · Maths · Straight Lines

The co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular from the point \((1,2)\) on the line \(x-3 y+7=0\) are

  1. A \(\left(\frac{4}{5}, \frac{13}{5}\right)\)
  2. B \((-13,-2)\)
  3. C \(\left(\frac{-13}{5}, \frac{-2}{5}\right)\)
  4. D \((2,3)\)
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Correct Answer

(A) \(\left(\frac{4}{5}, \frac{13}{5}\right)\)

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\(\begin{aligned} & \frac{x-1}{1}=\frac{y-2}{-3}=\frac{-(1-3 \times 2+7)}{1^2+(-3)^2} \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{x-1}{1}=\frac{y-2}{-3}=\frac{-2}{10} \\ & \Rightarrow x=\frac{4}{5} \text { and } y=\frac{13}{5} \\ & \Rightarrow\left(\frac{4}{5}, \frac{13}{5}\right)\end{aligned}\)