A square of side a lies above the $x$-axis and has one vertex at the origin. The side passing through the…

A square of side a lies above the $x$-axis and has one vertex at the origin. The side passing through the origin makes an angle $\alpha\left(0 < \alpha < \frac{\pi}{4}\right)$ with the positive direction of $\mathrm{x}$-axis. The equation of its diagonal not passing through the origin is
  1. $y(\cos \alpha+\sin \alpha)+x(\cos \alpha-\sin \alpha)=a$
  2. $y(\cos \alpha-\sin \alpha)-x(\sin \alpha-\cos \alpha)=a$
  3. $\mathrm{y}(\cos \alpha+\sin \alpha)+\mathrm{x}(\sin \alpha-\cos \alpha)=\mathrm{a}$
  4. $y(\cos \alpha+\sin \alpha)+x(\sin \alpha+\cos \alpha)=a$

Solution

Co-ordinates of $\mathrm{A}=(a \cos \alpha, a \sin \alpha)$ Equation of $\mathrm{OB}, \mathrm{y}=\tan \left(\frac{\pi}{4}+\alpha\right) \mathrm{x}$
$\mathrm{CA} \perp \mathrm{r}$ to OB $\quad \therefore$ slope of $\mathrm{CA}=-\cot \left(\frac{\pi}{4}+2\right)$ Equation of $\mathrm{CA} \mathrm{y}-\mathrm{a} \sin \alpha=-\cot \left(\frac{\pi}{4}+2\right)(\mathrm{x}-\mathrm{a} \cos \alpha)$ $\mathrm{y}(\sin \alpha+\cos \alpha)+\mathrm{x}(\cos \alpha-\sin \alpha)=\mathrm{a}$

Asked in: JEE Main 2003

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