NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Straight Lines - Solutions

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Question : 74
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Find equation of the line which is equidistant from parallel lines 9x + 6y – 7 = 0 and 3x + 2y + 6 = 0.
Solution:  
The given equation of lines are
9x + 6y – 7 = 0 ⇒ 3 + 2y -
7
3
= 0 ... (i)
and 3x + 2y + 6 = 0 ... (ii)
Let the equation of the line mid-way between the parallel lines (i) and (ii) be 3x + 2y + λ = 0 ... (iii)
Then, distance between (i) and (iii) = distance between (ii) and (iii)
|λ+
7
3
|
9+4
=
|λ6|
94
|λ+
7
3
|
= |λ - 6| ⇒ λ +
7
3
= ± (λ - 6)
⇒ λ +
7
3
= λ - 6 (not possible) λ +
7
3
= - λ + 6
⇒ 2λ = 6 -
7
3
=
11
3
⇒ λ =
11
6

Hence, the equation of the required line is 3x + 2y +
11
6
= 0 i.e., 18x + 12y + 11 = 0.
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