JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Pair of Straight Lines Question Bank Critical Thinking

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    If one of the lines of the pair \[a{{x}^{2}}+2hxy+b{{y}^{2}}=0\] bisects the angle between positive directions of the axes, then a, b, h satisfy the relation                           [Roorkee 1992]

    A)            \[a+b=2|h|\]                       

    B)            \[a+b=-2h\]

    C)            \[a-b=2|h|\]                        

    D)            \[{{(a-b)}^{2}}=4{{h}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Bisector of the angle between positive directions of the axes is\[y=x\]. Since it is one of the lines of the given pair \[a{{x}^{2}}+2hxy+b{{y}^{2}}=0,\] we have                    \[{{x}^{2}}(a+2h+b)=0\] or\[a+b=-2h\].


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