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Let the point A lies on 3x−4y+1=0 , the point B lies on 4x+3y−7=0 and the point C is (−2,5) . If ABCD is a rhombus, then the locus of D is
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Solution:
C(−2,5) lies on 4x+3y−7=0 ⇒BC is perpendicular to 3x−4y+1=0 ⇒DA is perpendicular to 3x−4y+1=0 ⇒ Because DA=DC
so, the distance of D from 3x−4y+1=0 is equal to DC ⇒(h+2)2+(k−5)2=∣∣53h−4k+1∣∣ ⇒25((x+2)2+(y−5)2)=(3x−4y+1)2