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TS EAMCET · Maths · Straight Lines

If the line joining the points \(A(b \cos \alpha, b \sin \alpha)\) and \(B(a \cos \beta, a \sin \beta)\) is extended to the point \(N(x, y)\) such that \(A N: N B=b: a\), then

  1. A \(x \cos \frac{\alpha-\beta}{2}+y \sin \frac{\alpha+\beta}{2}=0\)
  2. B \(x \cos \frac{\alpha-\beta}{2}+y \sin \frac{\alpha-\beta}{2}=0\)
  3. C \(x \cos \frac{\alpha+\beta}{2}+y \sin \frac{\alpha+\beta}{2}=0\)
  4. D \(x \cos \frac{\alpha+\beta}{2}+y \sin \frac{\alpha-\beta}{2}=0\)
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Correct Answer

(C) \(x \cos \frac{\alpha+\beta}{2}+y \sin \frac{\alpha+\beta}{2}=0\)

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Coordinate of \(N\) will be \( x=\frac{m_1 x_2-m_2 x_1}{m_1-m_2}, \quad y=\frac{m_1 y_2-m_2 y_1}{m_1-m_2} \) So, \( x=\frac{b \cdot a \cos \beta-a \cdot b \cos \alpha}{b-a}, \) \(\Rightarrow \quad y=\frac{b \cdot a \sin \beta-a \cdot b \sin \alpha}{b-a}\)…