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Standard X
Mathematics
Two Point Form of a Straight Line
The medians A...
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The medians AD and BE of a triangle with vertices A (0, b), B (0, 0) and C (a, 0) are perpendicular to each other, if
(a)
a
=
b
2
(b)
b
=
a
2
(c) ab = 1
(d)
a
=
±
2
b
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Solution
(d)
a
=
±
2
b
The midpoints of BC and AC are
D
a
2
,
0
and
E
a
2
,
b
2
.
Slope of AD=
0
-
b
a
2
-
0
Slope of BE =
-
b
2
-
a
2
It is given that the medians are perpendicular to each other.
0
-
b
a
2
-
0
×
-
b
2
-
a
2
=
-
1
⇒
a
=
±
2
b
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