The medians $AD$ and $BE$ of a triangle with vertices $A\;(0,\;b),\;B\;(0,\;0)$ and $C\;(a,\;0)$ are perpendicular to each other, if

  • A

    $a = \sqrt 2 \;b$

  • B

    $a = - \sqrt 2 \;b$

  • C

    Both (a) and (b)

  • D

    None of these

Similar Questions

For a point $P$ in the plane, let $d_1(P)$ and $d_2(P)$ be the distance of the point $P$ from the lines $x-y=0$ and $x+y=0$ respectively. The area of the region $R$ consisting of all points $P$ lying in the first quadrant of the plane and satisfying $2 \leq d_1(P)+d_2(P) \leq 4$, is

  • [IIT 2014]

A triangle is formed by $X -$ axis, $Y$ - axis and the line $3 x+4 y=60$. Then the number of points $P ( a, b)$ which lie strictly inside the triangle, where $a$ is an integer and $b$ is a multiple of $a$, is $...........$

  • [JEE MAIN 2023]

One side of a rectangle lies along the line $4x + 7y + 5 = 0.$ Two of its vertices are $(-3, 1)$ and $(1, 1)$. Then the equations of other three sides are

  • [IIT 1978]

The triangle $PQR$ is inscribed in the circle ${x^2} + {y^2} = 25$. If $Q$ and $R$ have co-ordinates $(3,4)$ and $(-4, 3)$ respectively, then $\angle QPR$ is equal to

  • [IIT 2000]

The line $\frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b}=1$ moves in such a way that $\frac{1}{a^2} + \frac{1}{b^2} = \frac{1}{2c^2},$ where $a, b, c \in R_0$ and $c$ is constant, then locus of the foot of the perpendicular from the origin on the given line is -