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Standard XII
Mathematics
Distance Formula
Prove that th...
Question
Prove that the points
(
a
,
b
)
,
(
a
1
,
b
1
and
(
a
−
a
1
,
b
−
b
1
)
are collinear if
a
b
1
=
a
1
b
.
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Solution
A
(
a
,
b
)
,
B
(
a
1
,
b
1
)
and
C
(
a
−
a
1
b
−
,
b
1
)
=
>
1
2
∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
∣
a
b
a
1
b
1
a
−
a
1
b
−
b
1
a
b
∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
∣
=
1
2
|
a
b
1
−
b
a
1
+
a
1
b
−
a
1
b
1
−
b
1
a
+
b
1
a
1
+
b
a
−
a
1
b
−
a
b
+
a
b
1
|
=
1
2
|
a
1
b
−
a
b
1
|
=
0
(
A
s
g
i
v
e
n
a
b
1
=
a
1
b
)
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