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

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    The equation \[{{x}^{2}}-3xy+\lambda {{y}^{2}}+3x-5y+2=0\] when \[\lambda \]is a real number, represents a pair of straight lines. If \[\theta \] is the angle between the lines, then \[\text{cose}{{\text{c}}^{2}}\theta \]= [EAMCET 1992]

    A)            3    

    B)            9

    C)            10  

    D)            100

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               The equation \[{{x}^{2}}-3xy+\lambda {{y}^{2}}+3x-5y+2=0\] represents a pair of straight lines.            \[\therefore 2\lambda +2\left( -\frac{5}{2} \right)\text{ }\left( \frac{3}{2} \right)\text{ }\left( -\frac{3}{2} \right)-\frac{25}{4}-\frac{9\lambda }{4}-\frac{18}{4}=0\]\[\Rightarrow \lambda =2\]            If \[\theta \]is the angle between the lines, then            \[\tan \theta =\frac{2\sqrt{{{h}^{2}}-ab}}{a+b}=\frac{2\sqrt{(9/4)-2}}{1+2}=\frac{1}{3}\]            \[\Rightarrow \text{cose}{{\text{c}}^{2}}\theta =1+{{\cot }^{2}}\theta =1+9=10\].


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