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A triangle ABC lying in the first quadrant has two vertices as A (1,2) and B (3,1). If angle BAC =90°, and ar (Δ ABC )=5 √5 sq. units, then the abscissa of the vertex C is
Q. A triangle
A
BC
lying in the first quadrant has two vertices as
A
(
1
,
2
)
and
B
(
3
,
1
)
. If
∠
B
A
C
=
9
0
∘
,
and
a
r
(
Δ
A
BC
)
=
5
5
sq. units, then the abscissa of the vertex
C
is
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A
2
+
5
8%
B
1
+
5
6%
C
1
+
2
5
78%
D
2
5
−
1
8%
Solution:
(
h
−
1
K
−
2
)
(
3
−
1
1
−
2
)
=
−
1
⇒
K
=
2
h
…
(1)
5
∣
h
−
1∣
=
10
∵
[
Δ
A
BC
]
=
5
5
⇒
2
1
(
5
)
(
h
−
1
)
2
+
(
K
−
2
)
2
=
5
5
…
(2)
⇒
h
=
2
5
+
1
(
h
>
0
)