Q56 / 125 · BITSAT 2017 · Mathematics
The length of perpendicular drawn from the point to line , is
- Correct answerA
- B
- C
- D
Solution
Let be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from to the given line .
Then,
Now, any point on the line is given by
The coordinates of are
The direction ratios of are
i.e.
And the direction ratios of are and .
Given,
Put , we get
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.