Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
State, true or false :
If the point (2, a) lies on the line 2x – y = 3, then a = 5.
Options
True
False
Solution
This statement is False.
Explanation:
The point (2, a) lies on the line 2x − y = 3.
∴ 2(2) − a = 3
4 − a = 3
a = 4 − 3 = 1
Thus, the given statement is false.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Find, which of the following points lie on the line x – 2y + 5 = 0 :
(5, 5)
The co-ordinates of two points A and B are (-3, 4) and (2, -1) Find: the co-ordinates of the point where the line AB intersects the y-axis.
Find the equation of the line, whose x-intercept = 5 and y-intercept = 3
Find if the following points lie on the given line or not:
(7, -2) on the line 5x + 7y = 11
Find the value of p if the line 3y = 5x - 7 passes through the point (p,6).
The line 7x - 8y = 4 divides join of (-8,-4) and (6,k) in the ratio of 2 : 5. Find the value of k.
Find the value of a line parallel to the following line:
`(3"y")/4 + (5"y")/2 = 7`
Find the equation of a line passing through (-5,-1) and perpendicular to the 3x + y = 9
Find the equation of a line passing through the intersection of x + 3y = 6 and 2x - 3y = 12 and parallel to the line 5x + 2y = 10
Find the equation of a line passing through the intersection of x + 2y + 1= 0 and 2x - 3y = 12 and perpendicular to the line 2x + 3y = 9
