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Published on: August 14, 2026
The length of the perpendicular from the point 
on the straight line, 
is :
A
greater than 
but less than 
but less than
B
less than 2
greater than 2 but less than 3
greater than 2 but less than 3
D
greater than 
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
JEEN Main 2019
Let 
be the foot of perpendicular from point 
on the given line. So 
can be assumed as
DR's of 
is proportional to 
and given line are perpendicular, so
Hence, the length of perpendicular is greater than 
but less than 
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