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Distance between Parallel Lines

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The equation of a line parallel to y-axis is :

A

x = 1

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B

x + y =

0

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C

y = 0

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D

y = 1

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Solution

The correct option is A $x = 1$
Out of the four equations,the equation $x$ = 1 is parallel to the $y$ -axis

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Q. The equation of line parallel to y-axis is:

(a) x = 1
(b) x + y = 0
(c) y = 0
(d) y = 1

Q. For the line parallel to x-axis

Points & Coordinates	A	B	C	D
x	1	4	3	6
y	2	0	3	2
(x , y)	(1 , 5)	(4 , 0)	(1, 3)	(6 , 2)

For the line parallel to y-axis

Points & Coordinates	P	Q	R	S
x	0	1	3	1
y	2	0	4	4
(x , y)	(0, 2)	(1, 0)	(3 , 4)	(1 , 4)

(i) In the table for the line parallel to x-axis for any value of x , y is always _____________
(ii) In the table for the line parallel to y-axis for any value of y, x is always _____________
(iii) So, the equation of the line parallel to x-axis is y = __________ it can also be written as 0x + y = __________
(iv) So, the equation of the line parallel to y-axis is x = __________ it can also be written as x + 0y = __________

Q. y = 0 is the equation of
(a) the x-axis
(b) the y-axis
(c) a line parallel to the x-axis
(d) a line parallel to the y-axis

Draw the graph of the equation

x = 1, y = 2, x + 3 = 0, y + 4 = 0

x = 1

A B

y -

axis at a distance of

1

units to the right of the origin

O

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