Straight Line Question 118

Question: $ (\sin \theta ,\cos \theta ) $ and $ (3,2) $ lies on the same side of the line $ x+y=1 $ , then $ \theta $ lies between [DCE 2005]

Options:

A) $ (0,\pi /2) $

B) $ (0,\pi ) $

C) $ (\pi /4,\pi /2) $

D) $ (0,\pi /4) $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

  • As $ (\sin \theta ,\cos \theta ) $ and (3, 2) lie on the same side of $ x+y-1=0 $ , they should be of same sign. \ $ \sin \theta +\cos \theta -1> $ as $ 3+2-1>0 $
    Þ $ \sqrt{2}\sin ( \theta +\frac{\pi }{4} )>1 $
    Þ $ \sin ( \theta +\frac{\pi }{4} )>\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\Rightarrow 0<\theta <\frac{\pi }{4} $ .