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Q.

Let ABC be an equilateral triangle with orthocenter at the origin and the side BC on the line . If the co-ordinates of the vertex A are , then the greatest integer less than or equal to is

  1. A

    2

  2. B

    3

  3. C

    5

  4. D

    4

Solution

For an equilateral triangle, the orthocentre coincides with the centroid. Let be the foot of perpendicular from (origin) to line .

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In an equilateral triangle, the centroid divides the median in the ratio , so and the full median .

The line is perpendicular to and passes through . Slope of is , so slope of is . This forces . ...(1)

Distance from to line equals :

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Using : or .

and must lie on the same side of line (the orthocentre side). Testing both: gives a sign opposite to ; reject. So , .

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. Option (4).

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