The equation of the line passing through the point of intersection of the lines $2 x+y-4=0, x-3 y+5=0$ and…

The equation of the line passing through the point of intersection of the lines $2 x+y-4=0, x-3 y+5=0$ and lying at a distance of $\sqrt{5}$ units from the origin, is
  1. $x-2 y-5=0$
  2. $x+2 y-5=0$
  3. $x+2 y+5=0$
  4. $x-2 y+5=0$

Solution

The equation of a line passing through the in ter section of 2x + y − 4 = 0 and x − 3y + 5 = 0 is (2x + y − 4) + λ(x − 3y + 5) = 0 …(i) ⇒ x(2 + λ) + y(1 − 3λ) + 5λ − 4 = 0 This is at a distance of $\sqrt{5}$ units from the origin. $\begin{array}{ll} \therefore & \left|\frac{5 \lambda-4}{\sqrt{(2+\lambda)^2+(1-3 \lambda)^2}}\right|=\sqrt{5} \\ \Rightarrow & \frac{(5 \lambda-4)^2}{4+\lambda^2+4 \lambda+1+9 \lambda^2-6 \lambda}=5 \\ \Rightarrow & \frac{(5 \lambda-4)^2}{10 \lambda^2-2 \lambda+5}=5 \\ \Rightarrow & 25 \lambda^2+16-40 \lambda=50 \lambda^2-10 \lambda+25 \\ \Rightarrow & 25 \lambda^2+30 \lambda+9=0 \end{array}$ By solving, we get $\lambda=-\frac{3}{5}$ Putting the value of $\lambda=-\frac{3}{5}$ in Eq. (i), we get $\begin{array}{rrrl} \Rightarrow (2 x+y-4)-\frac{3}{5}(x-3 y+5) =0 \\ \Rightarrow 10 x+5 y-20-3 x+9 y-15 =0 \\ \Rightarrow 7 x+14 y-35 =0 \\ \Rightarrow x+2 y-5 =0 \end{array}$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2018 (22 Apr Shift 1)

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