Coordinate Geometry - 2

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Coordinate Geometry - 2

by shivanigs » Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:46 pm
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Is (-1,-1) a point on line OQ?

1.P =(-2,2)
2.Angle POQ = 90 degrees

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by ivyctor2010 » Thu Oct 18, 2012 1:09 am
Here Q can also lie in 1st quad and both a) and b) would hold true but in either case (-1,-1) will lie on PQ, so answer is yes.
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by ashg84 » Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:01 pm
OMO C

Explanation -

A) Point -2, 2 lie on OP, this implies that OP is at 45 degree from -X axis
But it does not tell anything about the (-1,1) as OQ is free can move anywhere in space
B) Angle between POQ - 90 degree, again, line OQ can revolve anywhere in space as OP is not fixed.

Combining both we can say that OQ is at 45 degree from -X axis, this implies that (-1,1) lies on OQ.

Hence C