JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Pair of Straight Lines Question Bank Equation of Pair of Straight Lines

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    If the sum of slopes of the pair of lines represented by \[4{{x}^{2}}+2hxy-7{{y}^{2}}=0\]is equal to the product of the slopes, then the value of\[h\]is                                                                 [Karnataka CET 1999]

    A)            - 6  

    B)            - 2

    C)            - 4  

    D)            4

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               Comparing the given equation with the standard equation, we get \[a=4\] and\[b=-7\]. Let \[{{m}_{1}}\] and \[{{m}_{2}}\] are the slopes of given lines. Therefore sum of the slopes \[({{m}_{1}}+{{m}_{2}})=-\frac{2h}{b}=\frac{2h}{7}\] and product of the slopes\[({{m}_{1}}{{m}_{2}})=\frac{a}{b}=\frac{4}{-7}\].                     \[\because {{m}_{1}}+{{m}_{2}}={{m}_{1}}{{m}_{2}}\], therefore \[\frac{2h}{7}=\frac{4}{-7}\] or\[h=-2\].


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