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# Find the equation of the lines through the point (3, 2) which make an angle of $45^{\circ}$ with the line $x-2y=3.$

$\begin {array} {1 1} (A)\;3x+y=7 ; x-3y=9 & \quad (B)\;3x-y=7 ; x+3y=9 \\ (C)\;3y-x=7 ; 3x+y=9 & \quad (D)\;x-3y=7 ; 3x-y=9 \end {array}$

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• Slope $m = \tan \theta$
• Angle between two lines whose slopes are $m_1$ and $m_2$ is $\tan \theta = \bigg| \large\frac{m_1-m_2}{1+m_1m_2} \bigg|$
Let the slope of the required line be $m_1$.
Equation of the given line is $x-2y=3$
$\qquad y = \large\frac{1}{2}$$x- \large\frac{3}{2} which is of the form y=mx+c Hence the slope of the given line is m_2 = \large\frac{1}{2} given angle between the above line and the required line is 45^{\circ} Hence \tan 45^{\circ} = \large\frac{|m_1-m_2|}{1+m_1m_2} But \tan 45 = 1 \therefore 1 = \large\frac{|\Large\frac{1}{2}-m_1|}{1+\Large\frac{m_1}{2}} \Rightarrow 1 = \large\frac{\bigg|\bigg( \Large\frac{1-2m_1}{2} \bigg) \bigg|}{\Large\frac{2+m_1}{2}} \Rightarrow 1= \pm \bigg( \large\frac{1-2m_1}{2+m_1} \bigg) (i.e.), 1= \large\frac{1-2m_1}{2+m_1}$$ or 1= \large\frac{-(1-2m_1)}{2+m_1}$
If $1= \large\frac{1-2m_1}{2+m_1}$
then $2+m_1=1-2m_1$
$\Rightarrow m_1= -\large\frac{1}{m}$
If $1= \large\frac{-(1-2m_1)}{2+m_1}$
(i.e.,) $2+m_1=-1+2m_1$
$\Rightarrow m_1=3$
When $m_1=3$
The equation of the line passing through (3, 2) and slope 3 is
$y-2=3(x-3)$
$\Rightarrow y-2=3x-9$
$3x-y=7$
When $m_1= -\large\frac{1}{3}$
The equation of the line passing through (3,2) and having a slope $-\large\frac{1}{3}$ is