Q.

The straight line 2x-3y=1 divides the circular region x2+y26 into two parts.

If S={(2,34),(52,34),(14,-14),(18,14)}, then the number of points(s) in S lying inside the smaller part is                   [2011]


Ans.

(2)

The smaller region of circle is the region given by

x2+y26                                             ...(i)

and 2x-3y1                                             ...(ii)

We observe that only two points (2,34) and (14,-14) satisfy both the inequalities (i) and (ii).

   2 points in S lie inside the smaller part.