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Md.Nazrul Islam: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 32; Joined: Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:31 am

co-ordinate geometry .

by Md.Nazrul Islam » Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:23 pm

L1,L2,and L3 are lines in a plane .is L1 perpendicular to L3 .

1) L1 is perpendicular to L2.

2) L2 is perpendicular to L3.

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by Anurag@Gurome » Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:38 pm

Md.Nazrul Islam wrote:L1,L2,and L3 are lines in a plane .is L1 perpendicular to L3 .

1) L1 is perpendicular to L2.

2) L2 is perpendicular to L3.

(1) L1 is perpendicular to L2.

The figure clearly shows that L1 may or may not be perpendicular to L3; NOT sufficient.

(2) L2 is perpendicular to L3.

The figure clearly shows that L1 may or may not be perpendicular to L3; NOT sufficient.

Combining (1) and (2), L1 is perpendicular to L2 and L2 is perpendicular to L3.