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Find the equation of the straight line which passes through the point (1, 2) and makes such an angle with the positive direction of x – axis whose sine is 3/5.

A line which is passing through \[\left( 1,\text{ }2 \right)\]

To Find: The equation of a straight line.

By using the formula,

The equation of line is \[[y\text{ }-\text{ }{{y}_{1}}~=\text{ }m(x\text{ }-\text{ }{{x}_{1}})]\]

Here, \[sin\text{ }\theta \text{ }=\text{ }3/5\]

We know, \[sin\text{ }\theta \text{ }=\text{ }perpendicular/hypotenuse\]

\[=\text{ }3/5\]

So, according to Pythagoras theorem,

\[{{\left( Hypotenuse \right)}^{2}}~=\text{ }{{\left( Base \right)}^{2}}~+\text{ }{{\left( Perpendicular \right)}^{2}}\]

\[{{\left( 5 \right)}^{2}}~=\text{ }{{\left( Base \right)}^{2}}~+\text{ }{{\left( 3 \right)}^{2}}\]

Or,

\[\left( Base \right)\text{ }=\surd (25-9)\]

\[{{\left( Base \right)}^{2}}~=\surd 16\]

Or,

\[Base\text{ }=\text{ }4\]

Hence, \[tan\text{ }\theta \text{ }=\text{ }perpendicular/base\]

\[=\text{ }3/4\]

The slope of the line, \[m\text{ }=\text{ }tan\text{ }\theta \]

\[=\text{ }3/4\]

The line passing through \[({{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}})\text{ }=\text{ }\left( 1,2 \right)\]

The required equation of line is \[y\text{ }-\text{ }{{y}_{1}}~=\text{ }m(x\text{ }-\text{ }{{x}_{1}})\]

Now, substitute the values, we get

\[y\text{ }-\text{ }2\text{ }=~\left( {\scriptscriptstyle 3\!/\!{ }_4} \right)~\left( x\text{ }-\text{ }1 \right)\]

\[4y\text{ }-\text{ }8\text{ }=\text{ }3x\text{ }-\text{ }3\]

So,

\[3x\text{ }-\text{ }4y\text{ }+\text{ }5\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

∴ The equation of line is \[3x-4y\text{ }+\text{ }5\text{ }=\text{ }0\]