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The slope of a line is double of the slope of another line. If tangent of the angle between them is 13, find the slopes of the lines.

Important Points to Remember in Chapter -1 - Straight Lines from NCERT Mathematics Textbook for Class 11 Solutions

1. Distance Formula:

(i) The distance between two points P(x1,y1) and Q(x2,y2) is given by PQ=x2-x12+y2-y12.

(ii) The distance of a point Px,y from the origin O0,0 is given by OP=x2+y2

2. Area of a triangle given three vertices:

(i) The area of the triangle, the coordinates of whose vertices are (x1,y1)(x2,y2) and (x3,y3) is=12x1(y2-y3)+x2(y3-y1)+x3(y1-y2) or 12x1y11x2y21x3 y31

(ii) If the points (x1,y1), (x2,y2) and (x3,y3) are collinear, then x1y11x2y21x3 y31=0

3. Section Formula:

The coordinates of a point dividing a line joining the points Ax1,y1 and Bx2,y2 in the ratio m:n is given by

(i) For internal division:

    mx2+nx1m+n,my2+ny1m+n

(ii) For external division:

     mx2-nx1m-n,my2-ny1m-n

(iii) Mid-point of a line segment: The coordinates of the mid- point of the line segment joining (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are x1+x22,y1+y22.

4. Co-ordinates of some particular points:

Let Ax1,y1,Bx2,y2, and Cx3,y3 be the vertices of any triangle ABC, then

(i) Co-ordinates of Centroid =Gx1+x2+x33,y1+y2+y33

(ii) Co-ordinates of Incentre =Iax1+bx2+cx3a+b+c,ay1+by2+cy3a+b+c

(iii) Co-ordinates of Circumcentre =Ox1sin2A+x2sin2B+x3sin2Csin2A+sin2B+sin2C,y1sin2A+y2sin2B+y3sin2Csin2A+sin2B+sin2C

5. Definition of a Straight line: Every first-degree equation in x, y represents a straight line.

6. Slope of a line:

(i) The slope of a line usually denoted by m, with the angle of inclination θ is defined as tanθ. The slope of a line is also termed as the gradient of a line.

(ii) The slope tanθ of a non−vertical line passing through the points Px1,y1 and Qx1,y1 is given by tanθ=y2-y1x2-x1.

(iii) Slope of a horizontal line is zero and the slope of a vertical line is not defined.

7. Angle between two lines:

An acute angle θ between the lines having slopes m1=tanα1 and m2=tanα2 is given by tanθ=m2-m11+m1m2.

8. Condition for Parallel and Perpendicular Lines:

(i) Two lines are parallel if and only if their slopes are equal.

(ii) Two lines are perpendicular if and only if the product of their slopes is -1.

9. Collinearity of three points:

Three points A,B and C are collinear if and only if Slope of AB=Slope of BC.

10. Various Forms of the Equation of a Line:

(i) Horizontal and vertical lines:

(a) The equation of a line parallel to x−axis at a distance a from it is y=a or y=-a according as it is above or below x−axis.

(b) The equation of a line parallel to y−axis at a distance b from it is x=b or x=-b according as it is on the right or on the left side of y−axis.

(c) The equation of y−axis is x=0.

(d) The equation of x−axis is y=0.

(ii) Slope-intercept form:

The equation of a line with slope m and making an intercept c on y−axis is y=mx+c.

(iii) Point-slope form:

The equation of the line which passes through the point Px1,y1 and has slope m is y-y1=mx-x1.

(iv) Two-point form:

The equation of the line passing through the points P1x1,y1 and Qx2,y2 is y-y1=y2-y1x2-x1x-x1.

(v) Intercept-form:

The equation of the line making intercepts a and b on x-axis and y−axis respectively is xa+yb=1.

(vi) Normal-form:

The equation of the straight line upon which the length of the perpendicular from the origin is p and the angle between this perpendicular and positive x −axis is α is given by xcosα+ysinα=p.

11. The slope of the line ax+by+c=0 is -ab.

12. Concurrency of three lines:

Three lines y=m1x+c1, y=m2x+c2 and y=m3x+c3 are concurrent, if m1c2-c3+m2c3-c1+m3c1-c2=0.

13. Line Parallel to a Given Line:

The equation of a line parallel to the line ax+by+c=0 is ax+by+λ=0, where λ is a constant.

14. Line Perpendicular to a Given Line:

The equation of a line perpendicular to the line ax+by+c=0 is bx-ay+λ=0, where λ is a constant.

15. Distance of a Point From a Line:

The perpendicular distance (d) of a line ax+by+c=0 from a point x1,y1 is given by d=ax1+by1+ca2+b2.

16. Distance Between Two Parallel Lines:

The distance (d) between the lines ax+by+c1=0 and ax+by+c2=0 is given by d=c1-c2a2+b2

17. Equation of Family of Lines Passing through the Point of Intersection of Two Lines:

The equation L1+λL2=0(where λ is a parameter) is the equation of the family of lines passing through the intersection of L1=0 and L2=0.