The foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin, on the line, 3x + y = … (… … 0) is P. If the line meets x-axis at A and y-axis at B, then the ratio BP : PA is :

Option D. Equation of the line, which is perpendicular to the line,

Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines

JEE Main 2018 · 15 Apr, Evening shift · Q5551

MathematicsMedium128×since 2002Q5551

The foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin, on the line, 3x + y =

\lambda

(

\lambda

\ne

0) is P. If the line meets x-axis at A and y-axis at B, then the ratio BP : PA is :

JEE Main 2018 · 15 Apr, Evening shift · Q5551

MathematicsMedium128×since 2002Q5551

The foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin, on the line, 3x + y =

\lambda

(

\lambda

\ne

0) is P. If the line meets x-axis at A and y-axis at B, then the ratio BP : PA is :