The circumcentre of a triangle lies at the origin and its centroid is the midpoint of the line segment…

The circumcentre of a triangle lies at the origin and its centroid is the midpoint of the line segment joining the points (a2+1, a2+1) and 2a, - 2a, a≠0. Then for any a, the orthocentre of this triangle lies on the line
  1. y-a2+1x=0
  2. y-2ax=0
  3. y+x=0
  4. a-12x-a+12y=0

Solution

The mid-point of a line segment joining the points x1, y1 and x2, y2 is x1+x22, y1+y22

Given, the centroid G is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points a2+1, a2+1 and 2a, -2a, thus  Ga2+1+2a2, a2+1-2a2

Ga+122, a-122.

Also, given circumcentre C is origin C0, 0.

We know that, for a triangle circumcentre, orthocentre and centroid are collinear.

Thus, C, G and orthocentre H are collinear.

Again, we know that the equation of a line passing through the points x1, y1 and x2, y2 is y-y1=y2-y1x2-x1x-x1

Thus, the orthocentre lies on the line joining the points 0, 0 and a+122, a-122 and its equation, is

y-0=a-122-0a+122-0x-0

y=a-12a+12x

a-12x-a+12y=0.

Asked in: JEE Main 2014 (19 Apr Online)

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