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Question : 74 of 74
Marks: +1, -0
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 - 73\frac{7}{3} = 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+739+4\frac{ \left| \lambda + \frac{7}{3} \right| }{ \sqrt{9+4} } = λ694\frac{ \left| \lambda - 6 \right| }{ \sqrt{9-4} }λ+73\left| \lambda + \frac{7}{3} \right| = |λ - 6| ⇒ λ + 73\frac{7}{3} = ± (λ - 6)
⇒ λ + 73\frac{7}{3} = λ - 6 (not possible) λ + 73\frac{7}{3} = - λ + 6
⇒ 2λ = 6 - 73\frac{7}{3} = 113\frac{11}{3} ⇒ λ = 116\frac{11}{6}
Hence, the equation of the required line is 3x + 2y + 116\frac{11}{6} = 0 i.e., 18x + 12y + 11 = 0.
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