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Find k, if the line 4x - y = 1 is perpendicular to the line 5x - ky = 2?
Answer & Solution
Correct Answer:
Option
B
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{Given,}} \cr
& 4x - y = 1 \cr
& \therefore y = 4x - 1 \cr
& 5x - ky = 2 \cr
& \therefore y = \frac{{5x}}{k} - \frac{2}{k} \cr
& y = {m_1}x + C \cr
& {m_1} = \frac{5}{k} \cr} $$
If the lines are ⊥ then the product of their slope is -1
\[\begin{array}{l} {m_1} \times {m_2} = - 1\\ 4 \times \frac{5}{k} = - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\left\{ \begin{array}{l} {m_1} = 4\\ {m_2} = \frac{5}{k} \end{array} \right.\\ \therefore k = - 20 \end{array}\]
If the lines are ⊥ then the product of their slope is -1
\[\begin{array}{l} {m_1} \times {m_2} = - 1\\ 4 \times \frac{5}{k} = - 1\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\left\{ \begin{array}{l} {m_1} = 4\\ {m_2} = \frac{5}{k} \end{array} \right.\\ \therefore k = - 20 \end{array}\]
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