By Mansi Yadav

Verified by Ajay Kumar

Which of the following lines passes through the origin and forms a 90° angle with the line whose angle of inclination is 30°?

  1. \(y=\tan(30^\circ)\times x\)

  2. \(y=-\tan(30^\circ)\times x\)

  3. \(y=\tan(60^\circ)\times x\)

  4. \(y=-\tan(60^\circ)\times x\)

Answer: D

Solution

Solution: The slope of the given line is \(m_1=\tan30^\circ=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\). For two perpendicular lines, \(m_1m_2=-1\). Hence, \(m_2=-\sqrt{3}=-\tan60^\circ\). The required line is \(y=-\tan(60^\circ)\times x\). Trick: The slope of a line perpendicular to a line of slope m is \(-\frac{1}{m}\).

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