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CBSE 2026 · Region 1 · Set 2 · Q31
Parthi and Alisha found a treasure that is exactly on the straight line joining their locations. Parthi's location is at point (- 6, - 5) and…
Parthi and Alisha found a treasure that is exactly on the straight line joining their locations. Parthi's location is at point $\displaystyle (- 6, - 5)$ and Alisha's location is at point $\displaystyle (10, 11)$. The distance from the treasure to Parthi's location is three times that of the distance to Alisha's location. Find the coordinates of the location of the treasure.
Marking-scheme solution
Let the points P, A and T represent the location of Parthi, Alisha and Treasure respectively.
Let the cordinates of T be \(\displaystyle (x, y)\)
\[\begin{array}{ccccc}
\mathbf{P} & 3 & \boldsymbol{\top} & 1 & \boldsymbol{A} \\
(-6,-5) & (x, y) & (10, & 11)
\end{array}
\]
\[\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{PT}=3 \mathrm{AT} \\
& \Rightarrow \frac{\mathrm{PT}}{\mathrm{AT}}=\frac{3}{1}
\end{aligned}
\]
Coordinates of T are \(\displaystyle \left(\frac{10 \times 3-6}{3+1}, \frac{11 \times 3-5}{3+1}\right)\)
\[=(6,7)
\]
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