JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Pair of Straight Lines Question Bank Equation of lines joining the origin to the point of intersection of a curve and a line and Distance between the pair of lines

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    The equation \[8{{x}^{2}}+8xy+2{{y}^{2}}+26x+13y+15=0\] represents a pair of straight lines. The distance between  them is [UPSEAT 2001]

    A)            \[7/\sqrt{5}\]                       

    B)            \[7/2\sqrt{5}\]

    C)            \[\sqrt{7}/5\]                       

    D)            None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               The distance between the parallel straight lines given by \[a{{x}^{2}}+2hxy+b{{y}^{2}}+2gx+2fy+c=0\] is \[2\sqrt{\frac{{{g}^{2}}-ac}{a(a+b)}}\].                    Here, \[a=8,\,b=2,\,c=15,\,g=13\].                    So, required distance\[=2\sqrt{\frac{169-120}{80}}=2\times \frac{7}{4}.\sqrt{5}=\frac{7}{2}\sqrt{5}\].


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