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Find equation of the line which is equidistant from parallel lines 9x + 6y – 7 = 0 and 3x + 2y + 6 = 0.
Solution:
The given equation of lines are 9x + 6y – 7 = 0 ⇒ 3 + 2y - = 0 ... (i) and 3x + 2y + 6 = 0 ... (ii) Let the equation of the line mid-way between the parallel lines (i) and (ii) be 3x + 2y + λ = 0 ... (iii) Then, distance between (i) and (iii) = distance between (ii) and (iii) ⇒ = ⇒ = |λ - 6| ⇒ λ + = ± (λ - 6) ⇒ λ + = λ - 6 (not possible) λ + = - λ + 6 ⇒ 2λ = 6 - = ⇒ λ = Hence, the equation of the required line is 3x + 2y + = 0 i.e., 18x + 12y + 11 = 0.
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