If two lines $L_1$ and $L_2$ in space, are defined by $ \begin{aligned} & L_1=\{x=\sqrt{\lambda}…

If two lines $L_1$ and $L_2$ in space, are defined by $ \begin{aligned} & L_1=\{x=\sqrt{\lambda} y+(\sqrt{\lambda}-1), \\ & \quad z=(\sqrt{\lambda}-1) y+\sqrt{\lambda}\} \text { and } \\ & L_2=\{x=\sqrt{\mu} y+(1-\sqrt{\mu}), \end{aligned} $ $ z=(1-\sqrt{\mu}) y+\sqrt{\mu} $ then $L_1$ is perpendicular to $L_2$, for all nonnegative reals $\lambda$ and $\mu$, such that :
  1. $\sqrt{\lambda}+\sqrt{\mu}=1$
  2. $\lambda \neq \mu$
  3. $\lambda+\mu=0$
  4. $\lambda=\mu$

Solution

For $\mathrm{L}_1$, $ \begin{aligned} & x=\sqrt{\lambda} y+(\sqrt{\lambda}-1) \Rightarrow y=\frac{x-(\sqrt{\lambda}-1)}{\sqrt{\lambda}} \\ & z=(\sqrt{\lambda}-1) y+\sqrt{\lambda} \Rightarrow y=\frac{z-\sqrt{\lambda}}{\sqrt{\lambda}-1} \end{aligned} $ From (i) and (ii) $ \frac{x-(\sqrt{\lambda}-1)}{\sqrt{\lambda}}=\frac{y-0}{1}=\frac{z-\sqrt{\lambda}}{\sqrt{\lambda}-1} $ The equation (A) is the equation of line $\mathrm{L}_1$. Similarly equation of line $\mathrm{L}_2$ is $ \frac{x-(1-\sqrt{\mu})}{\sqrt{\mu}}=\frac{y-0}{1}=\frac{z-\sqrt{\mu}}{1-\sqrt{\mu}} $ Since $\mathrm{L}_1 \perp \mathrm{L}_2$, therefore $ \begin{aligned} & \sqrt{\lambda} \sqrt{\mu}+1 \times 1+(\sqrt{\lambda}-1)(1-\sqrt{\mu})=0 \\ & \Rightarrow \sqrt{\lambda}+\sqrt{\mu}=0 \Rightarrow \sqrt{\lambda}=-\sqrt{\mu} \\ & \Rightarrow \lambda=\mu \end{aligned} $

Asked in: JEE Main 2013 (23 Apr Online)

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