Straight Line and Pair of Straight Lines 1 Question 36

36. If the sum of the distance of a point from two perpendicular lines in a plane is 1 , then its locus is

(a) square

(b) circle

(c) straight line

(d) two intersecting lines (1992,2M)

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Solution:

  1. By the given conditions, we can take two perpendicular lines as x and y axes. If (h,k) is any point on the locus, then |h|+|k|=1. Therefore, the locus is |x|+|y|=1. This consist of a square of side 1 .

Hence, the required locus is a square.



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