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Q1.

Let ABC be the triangle such that the equations of lines $A B$ and $A C$ be $3 y-x=2$ and $x+y=2$, respectively, and the points B and C lie on x -axis. If $P$ is the orthocentre of the triangle $A B C$, then the area of the triangle PBC is equal to

(A)
4
(B)
10
(C)
8
(D)
6
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Q2.

Consider the lines $\mathrm{x}(3 \lambda+1)+\mathrm{y}(7 \lambda+2)=17 \lambda+5$, $\lambda$ being a parameter, all passing through a point P . One of these lines (say L) is farthest from the origin. If the distance of $L$ from the point $(3,6)$ is $d$, then the value of $d^2$ is

(A)
$20$
(B)
$30$
(C)
$10$
(D)
$15$
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