The midpoint of the diagonal of a rectangle formed by $x^2+5 x-6=0$ and $y^2-8 y-20=0$ is
The midpoint of the diagonal of a rectangle formed by $x^2+5 x-6=0$ and $y^2-8 y-20=0$ is
- $\left(\frac{5}{2}, 4\right)$
- $\left(\frac{-5}{2},-6\right)$
- $\left(\frac{-5}{2}, 4\right)$
- $\left(\frac{5}{2},-6\right)$
Solution
$
\begin{aligned}
& \text { } \mathrm{x}^2+5 \mathrm{x}-6=0 \Rightarrow \mathrm{x}^2+6 \mathrm{x}-\mathrm{x}-6=0 \\
& \Rightarrow(\mathrm{x}-1)(\mathrm{x}+6)=0 \Rightarrow \mathrm{x}_1, \mathrm{x}_2=1,-6 \\
& \mathrm{y}^2-8 \mathrm{y}-20=0 \Rightarrow \mathrm{y}^2-10 \mathrm{y}+2 \mathrm{y}-20=0 \\
& \Rightarrow(\mathrm{y}-10)(\mathrm{y}+2)=0 \Rightarrow \mathrm{y}_1, \mathrm{y}_2=-2,10
\end{aligned}
$
$\therefore$ Midpoint of the diagonal
$
=\left(\frac{x_1+x_2}{2}, \frac{y_1+y_2}{2}\right)=\left(\frac{-5}{2}, 4\right)
$
Asked in: AP EAMCET 2022 (06 Jul Shift 1)
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