Straight Line and Pair of Straight Lines 3 Question 2

3. Two sides of a rhombus are along the lines, $x-y+1=0$ and $7 x-y-5=0$. If its diagonals intersect at $(-1,-2)$, then which one of the following is a vertex of this rhombus?

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(a) $(-3,-9)$

(b) $(-3,-8)$

(c) $\frac{1}{3},-\frac{8}{3}$

(d) $-\frac{10}{3},-\frac{7}{3}$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 3. (c)

Solution:

  1. As the given lines $x-y+1=0$ and $7 x-y-5=0$ are not parallel, therefore they represent the adjacent sides of the rhombus.

On solving $x-y+1=0$ and $7 x-y-5=0$, we get $x=1$ and $y=2$. Thus, one of the vertex is $A(1,2)$.

$(1,2)$

Let the coordinate of point $C$ be $(x, y)$.

$$ \begin{aligned} & \text { Then, } & -1 & =\frac{x+1}{2} \text { and }-2=\frac{y+2}{2} \\ \Rightarrow & & x+1 & =-2 \text { and } y=-4-2 \\ \Rightarrow & & x & =-3 \\ \text { and } & & y & =-6 \end{aligned} $$

Hence, coordinates of $C=(-3,-6)$

Note that, vertices $B$ and $D$ will satisfy $x-y+1=0$ and $7 x-y-5=0$, respectively.

Since, option (c) satisfies $7 x-y-5=0$, therefore coordinate of vertex $D$ is $\frac{1}{3}, \frac{-8}{3}$.



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