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Let the line Ldrawn perpendicular to the lines \(2 x-3 y+4=0\) and \(6 x-9 y+7=0\) meet them at \(A\) and \(B\) respectively. If \(\mathrm{P}(1,1)\) is a point on \(\mathrm{L}\), then the ratio in which \(\mathrm{P}\) divides \(\mathrm{AB}\) is

  1. A \(9: 4\) internally
  2. B \(9: 4\) externally
  3. C \(4: 9\) internally
  4. D \(4: 9\) externally
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(B) \(9: 4\) externally

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The lines are \(L_1: 2x-3y+4=0\) and \(L_2: 6x-9y+7=0\). Rewrite \(L_1\) with coefficients matching \(L_2\): \(3(2x-3y+4)=0 \implies 6x-9y+12=0\). Distance from \(\mathrm{P}(1,1)\) to \(L_1\): \(d_1 = \frac{|6(1)-9(1)+12|}{\sqrt{6^2+(-9)^2}} = \frac{|9|}{\sqrt{117}}\). Distance…