1. Parallel lines
1. Parallel lines
l1 parallel l2
⇒θ1=θ2
⇒tanθ1=tanθ2
⇒m1=m2
(l1)parallel(l2)⟺m1=m2
2. Perpendicular Lines
l1⊥l2
θ1=90∘+θ2 ⇒tanθ1=tan(90∘+θ2)
⇒m1=−cotθ2 =−tanθ1
⇒m1=−m1 ⇒m1×m2=−1
Show that the line joining (2,−3) and (−5,1) is
(i) parallel to the line joining (7,−1) and (0,3)
(ii) perpendicular to the line joining (4,5) and (0,−2)
P(2,−3)andQ(−5,1)
∴slope of PQ=−5−21+3=−74
(i) A(7,−1) and B(0,3)
∴ slope of AB=0−73+1=−74
∴ slope of PQ= slope of AB=−74
∴PQ∣∣AB
(ii)
C(4,5) and D(0,−2)
∴ Slope of CD=0−4−2−5
=−4−7=47(m1)
Now, Slope of PQ=−74(m2)
m1×m2=47×−74=−1
⇒CD⊥PQ.
Let angle with x-axis by the line l1 and l2 and θ1 and θ2 respectively.
∴ slope of
l1(m1)=tanθ1
slope of l2(m2)=tanθ2
θ=θ2−θ1
∴tanθ=tan(θ2−θ1)
=1+tanθ2⋅tanθ1tanθ2−tanθ1
∴tanθ=1+m2m1m2−m1
tanθ=∣1+m1m2m2−m1∣
=±1+m1m2m2−m1
+→ acute angle between l1 and l2
−→obtuse angle betweenl1andl2
Find the angle between the St. lines whose slopes are −37 and 25.
Solution:
Given m1=−37 and m=25
∴Let,θ be the angle between the lines
∴tanθ=∣1+m1m2m2−m1∣
=∣1+5/2×(−7/3)5/2+7/3∣ =∣−29/629/6∣=∣−1∣
If the angle between two lines is π/4 and the slope of one of the lines is 1/2. Find the slope of the other line.
Solution:
Given,
θ=π/4 and m1=21, then m2= ?
tanθ=1+m2m1m2−m1
⇒tanπ/4=1+2m2m2−21
⇒1=(2+m2)/2(2m2−1)/2
⇒22+m2
=22m2−1
⇒2m2−m2=2+1
⇒m2=3
∴ slope of 2nd line is 3 .
The equation of a line is an equation in x,y which is satisfied by every point of the line.
Equation of line parallel to x-axis is y=b
Example:
y=1,y=−2
y=13/5
Equation of l parallel to y
axis is x=a
Example: x=−1,x=7 ,
x=−21
Find the equation of the line passing through (2,3) and is
(i) parallel to x-axis
(ii) parallel to y-axis.
y=3
∴ Equation of l1 is y = 3
x=2
Equation of l2 is x=2
1. Point- Slope Form:
Let line passing through P(x1,y1)
with slope m.
m=tanθ=PRQR=x−x1y−y1
⇒(y−y1)=m(x−x1)
Let line having slope m. and y-intercept (c).
⇒ line l passing through Q(0,c)
∴ Equation of line
(y−c)=m(x−0)
⇒y−c=mx
⇒y=mx+c
y=mx+c
(i) When m=0 and c=0⇒y=mx → line passing through origion.
(ii) When m=0 and c=0⇒y=0 ⇒ line coincides with x-axis.
(iii) When m=0 and c=0
⇒y=c
⇒ line parallel to x-axis
m=x2−x1y2−y1
Let line passing through P(x1,y1) and slope m,
then, equation of line
(y−y1)=m(x−x1)
⇒y−y1=x2−x1y2−y1(x−x1)
⇒x−x1y−y1=x2−x1y2−y1
Let line l makes x-intercept and y-intercept a and b respectively.
is line passing through A(a,0) and B(0,b)
∴slope ofAB(m)=0−ab−0=−ab
∴ Equation of line through A(a,0) and slope
=−b/a is (y−0)=−ab(x−a)
⇒by=−ax+1 ⇒ax+by=1
A(pcosα,psinα)
∴ slope of OA =tanα Since OA is perpendicular to l (given)
⇒ slope of l ie. m=−tanα1=−cotα
Equation of l passing through
A(pcosα,psinα)with slope
m=−cotα is
(y−y1)=m(x−x1)
⇒(y−psinα)=m(x−pcosα)
⇒(y−psinα)=−−sinαcosα(x−pcosα)
⇒ysinα−psin2α=−xcosα+pcos2α
⇒xcosα+ysinα=psin2α+pcos2α
=p(sin2α+cos2α)=p
xcosα+ysinα=p
Ax+By+C=0,A,B and C∈R.
A and B not both equal to zero.
A=0⇒By+C=0⇒y=−C/B
B=0⇒Ax+C=0⇒x=−C/A and A=0
A=0 and B=0
Ax+By+c=0
⇒By=−Ax−C
⇒y=−BAx−BC