Mathematics · Straight lines
JEE Main 2026 — 22 January, Evening Shift — Question 7
Among the statements
(S1) : If and are two vertices of a triangle, whose orthocentre is , then its third vertex is and
(S2) : If positive numbers are three consecutive terms of an A.P., then the lines by are concurrent at ,
- Option A:
Only (S1) is correct
- Option B:
Only (S2) is correct
- Option C:
Both are incorrect
- Option D:Correct
Both are correct
Answer: D
Step-by-step solution
Solution of statement-1
⇒ third vertex is
∴ Statement 1 is correct.
Solution of statement-2
A.P.
∵ lines are concurrent then
and
∴ Point of concurrency is
∴ Statement 2 is correct.
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- Exam
- JEE Main 2026
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Straight lines
- Topic
- Special Points in a Triangle