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Find the equation of two straight lines which are parallel to x + 7y + 2 = 0 and at unit distance from the point (1, -1).



Answer -

Given:

The equation is parallelto x + 7y + 2 = 0 and at unit distance from the point (1, -1)

The equation of givenline is

x + 7y + 2 = 0 … (1)

The equation of a lineparallel to line x + 7y + 2 = 0 is given below:

x + 7y + λ =0 … (2)

The line x + 7y+ λ = 0 is at a unit distance from the point (1, − 1).

So,

1 =

λ – 6 = ± 5√2

λ = 6 + 5√2, 6 – 5√2

now, substitute thevalue of λ back in equation x + 7y + λ = 0, we get

x + 7y + 6 + 5√2 = 0 and x + 7y + 6 – 5√2

The required lines:

x + 7y + 6 + 5√2 = 0 and x + 7y + 6 – 5√2

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