Given line 3x+4y=12 can be rewritten as 123x+124y=1⇒4x+3y=1⇒x-intercept =4 and y-intercept =3 Let the required line be L:ax+by=1 where a=x-intercept and b=y-intercept According to the question a=4×2=8 and b=3/2 ∴ Required line is 8x+32y=1 ⇒3x+16y=24 ⇒y=16−3x+1624 Hence, required slope =16−3.
If the x-intercept of some line L is double as that of the line, 3 x+4 y=12 and the y-intercept of L is half as that of the same line, then the slope…
JEE Main 2013 — Mathematics Coordinate Geometry
If the x-intercept of some line L is double as that of the line, 3x+4y=12 and the y-intercept of L is half as that of the same line, then the slope of L is :
Held on 22 Apr 2013 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.
Options
- A
−3
- B
−3/8
- C
−3/2
- D
−3/16
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