The distance between the lines given by $3 x+4 \mathrm{y}=9$ and $6 x+8 \mathrm{y}=15$ is

The distance between the lines given by $3 x+4 \mathrm{y}=9$ and $6 x+8 \mathrm{y}=15$ is
  1. $5$ units
  2. 3 units
  3. $0\cdot 5$ units
  4. $0\cdot 3$ units

Solution

Given parallel lines are $3 x+4 y=9 \Rightarrow 6 x+8 y=18$ and $6 x+8 y=15$ Distance between them is $d=\left|\frac{c_{1}-c_{2}}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}}}\right|=\frac{|18-15|}{\sqrt{36+64}}=\frac{3}{10}=0.3$

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (20 Oct Shift 1)

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