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Standard XII
Mathematics
Shortest Distance between Two Skew Lines
Prove that th...
Question
Prove that the points
(
2
a
,
4
a
)
,
(
2
a
,
6
a
)
and
(
2
a
+
√
3
a
,
5
a
)
are the vertices of an equilateral triangle.
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Solution
PROOF :-
A
B
=
√
(
2
a
−
2
a
)
2
+
(
6
a
−
4
a
)
2
=
2
a
A
C
=
√
(
2
a
−
(
2
a
+
√
3
a
)
)
2
+
(
4
a
−
5
a
)
2
=
√
3
a
2
+
a
2
=
2
a
B
C
=
√
(
2
a
+
√
3
a
−
2
a
)
2
+
(
6
a
−
5
a
)
2
=
2
a
A
B
=
B
C
=
A
C
=
2
a
All sides are equal.
Hence, It is an equilateral triangle.
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2
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a
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