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If two vertices of a triangle are  and , orthocentre lies at the origin and centroid on the line , then the third vertex lies at

a)

(7, 4)

b)

(8, 14)

c)

(12, 21)

d)

None of these


Question ID - 52929 :-

If two vertices of a triangle are  and , orthocentre lies at the origin and centroid on the line , then the third vertex lies at

a)

(7, 4)

b)

(8, 14)

c)

(12, 21)

d)

None of these

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Answer Key : (d) -

(d)

Given  is the orthocentre. Let  be the third vertex,  and  the other two vertices. Then the slope of the line through  and  is , while the lines through  and  has the slope . By the property of the orthocenter, these two lines must be perpendicular, so we have

    (i)

Also, 

    (ii)

Which is not satisfied by the points given in  or



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Points  and  are in the first quadrant; point '' is the origin. If the slope of  is 1, slope of  is 7 and , then the slope of  is

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c)

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