Misc 4 - What points on y-axis whose distance from x/3 + y/4 = 1 - Distance of a point from a line

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Misc 4 What are the points on the y-axis whose distance from the line š‘„/3 + š‘¦/4 = 1 is 4 units. Let any point on y-axis be P(0, k) Given that distance of point on y-axis from the line š‘„/3 + š‘¦/4 = 1 is 4 units Given line is š‘„/3 + š‘¦/4 = 1 (4š‘„ + 3š‘¦)/12 = 1 4x + 3y = 12 4x + 3y āˆ’ 12 = 0 The above equation is of the form Ax + By + C = 0 Here A = 4, B = 3, and C = –12 We know that Distance of a point (x1, y1) from a line Ax + By + C = 0 is d = |ć€–š“š‘„ć€—_1 + ć€–šµš‘¦ć€—_1 + š¶|/√(š“^2 + šµ^2 ) Given Distance of a point (0, k) from line 4x + 3y – 12 = 0 is 4 Putting values x1 = 0 , y1 = k , d = 4 & A = 4 , B = 3 , C = āˆ’ 12 So, 4 = |4(0) + 3š‘˜ + ( āˆ’ 12)|/√((4)^2 + (3)^2 ) 4 = |0 + 3š‘˜ āˆ’ 12|/√(16 + 9) 4 = |3š‘˜ āˆ’ 12|/√25 4 = |3š‘˜ āˆ’ 12|/5 4 Ɨ 5 = |3š‘˜āˆ’12| 20 = |3š‘˜āˆ’12| |3š‘˜āˆ’12| = 20 3k – 12 = ± 20 Hence point on y-axis is (0, 32/3) and (0, ( āˆ’ 8)/3)

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