Mathematics · Straight lines

JEE Advanced 2021 — Paper 1 — Question 46

Consider the lines L1L_{1} and L2L_{2} defined by L1:x2+y−1=0 and L2:x2−y+1=0L_{1}: x \sqrt{2}+y-1=0 \text { and } L_{2}: x \sqrt{2}-y+1=0 For a fixed constant λ\lambda, let CC be the locus of a point PP such that the product of the distance of PP from L1L_{1} and the distance of PP from L2L_{2} is λ2\lambda^{2}. The line y=2x+1y=2 x+1 meets CC at two points RR and SS, where the distance between R and S is 270\sqrt{270}. Let the perpendicular bisector of RS meet CC at two distinct points R′R^{\prime} and S′S^{\prime}. Let DD be the square of the distance between R′\mathrm{R}^{\prime} and S′\mathrm{S}^{\prime}

The value of λ2{{\lambda }^{2}} is   ⁣ ⁣  ⁣ ⁣ \text{ }\!\!~\!\!\text{ }

Answer: 9

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Step-by-step solution

Locus C=∣(((x2+y−1)(x2−y+1))3∣=λ2C=\left| \frac{\left(\sqrt(( x\sqrt{2}+y-1 \right)\left( x\sqrt{2}-y+1 \right))}{\sqrt{3}} \right|={{\lambda }^{2}} 2x2−(y−1)2=±3λ22{{x}^{2}}-{{(y-1)}^{2}}=\pm 3{{\lambda }^{2}} for intersection with y=2x+1y=2x+1 2x2−(2x)2=±3λ22{{\text{x}}^{2}}-{{(2\text{x})}^{2}}=\pm 3{{\lambda }^{2}} −2x2=−3λ2  ⁣ ⁣  ⁣ ⁣ -2{{x}^{2}}=-3{{\lambda }^{2}}\text{ }\!\!~\!\!\text{ } (taking - ve sign) x=±32λx=\pm \sqrt{\frac{3}{2}}\lambda Distance between RR and S=2∣32λ∣secθ  ⁣ ⁣  ⁣ ⁣ S=2\left| \sqrt{\frac{3}{2}}\lambda \right|\text{sec}\theta \text{ }\!\!~\!\!\text{ } (tan θ\theta is slope of line) =6∣λ∣5=\sqrt{6}\left| \lambda \right|\sqrt{5} So, 30∣λ∣=270  ⁣ ⁣  ⁣ ⁣ (λ=±3)\sqrt{30}\left| \lambda \right|=\sqrt{270}\text{ }\!\!~\!\!\text{ }\left( \lambda =\pm 3 \right) λ2=9{{\lambda }^{2}}=9

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Exam
JEE Advanced 2021
Paper
Paper 1
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Straight lines
Topic
Angle between lines, perpendicular distance & distance between parallel lines, foot, image
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