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Line L has intercepts a and b on the axes of coordinates, when the axesare rotated through a given angle, keeping the origin fixed. the same line L has intercepts p and q on the transformed axes, prove that 1a2+1b2=1p2+1q2

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Detailed Solution

Equation of L in the original system is xa+yb=1 ...(1)
Equation of L after rotating the axes is xp+yq=1 ...(2)
The length of the perpendicular from the origin to the line in the both the system are the same
11a2+1b2=11p2+1q21a2+1b2=1p2+1q2

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Line L has intercepts a and b on the axes of coordinates, when the axesare rotated through a given angle, keeping the origin fixed. the same line L has intercepts p and q on the transformed axes, prove that 1a2+1b2=1p2+1q2