Problems from Distance between two straight lines

Consider the straight line r:3x+4y1=0, and find the straight lines s parallel to r, and placed at a distance of 10 from r.

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First, obviously we have two parallel straight lines to r and at a distance of 10. One will be placed on one side of r and the other one to the other side.

If the straight lines that we are looking for result in Ax+By+C=0, the parallelism condition with r means that A=3 and B=4. In this way we have, 3x+4y+C=0

If now we put in the distance condition, that is to say, d(r,s)=10, we have: d(r,s)=10=|CC|A2+B2=|C(1)|(3)2+42=|C+1|25=|C+1|5 |C+1|=50 From which we derive 2 solutions due to the presence of the absolute value: C+1=50C=49 C+1=50C=51 This way, the straight lines s are: s:3x+4y+49=0 s:3x+4y51=0

Solution:

s:3x+4y+49=0

s:3x+4y51=0

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