Question 123

Suppose the two sides of a square are along the straight lines 6x - 8y = 15 and 4y - 3x = 2. Then the area of the square is

The two lines areΒ  Β 4y - 3x = 2Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β ...(1)Β 

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  and 6x - 8y= 15Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Β 

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  4y - 3x= -7.5Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β ...(2)

As we can see $$\frac{a_{1}}{a_{2}}$$ = $$\frac{b_{1}}{b_{2}}$$ $$\neq$$ $$\frac{c_{1}}{c_{2}}$$; these two lines are parallel to each other.Hence the distance between these two parallel lines will be the side of the square i.e.Β 

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  dΒ  = $$\frac{|c_{1} - c_{2}|}{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}}}$$Β  Β  Β  (here a = -3,Β  b = 4 c_{1} = 2Β  c_{2} = -7.5 )

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  d =Β  $$\frac{2-(-7.5)}{\sqrt{(-3)^{2}+(4)^{2}}}$$ = $$\frac{9.5}{5}$$ = 1.9

The distance between the parallel lines will be equal to the length of side of the square.Β 

Β $$\therefore$$ Area of square = (1.9)^{2} = 3.61 Sq. units

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