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 lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curves \[a{{x}^{2}}+2hxy+b{{y}^{2}}+2gx=0\] and \[a'{{x}^{2}}+2h'xy+b'{{y}^{2}}+2g'x=0\] will be mutually perpendicular, if                                            [UPSEAT 1999]

    A)            \[g(a'-b')=g'(a+b)\]           

    B)            \[g(a'+b')=g'(a+b)\]

    C)            \[g(a'+b')=g'(a-b)\]           

    D)            \[g(a'-b')=g'(a-b)\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                 The family of lines passing through point of intersection of the given curves will be            \[a{{x}^{2}}+2hxy+b{{y}^{2}}+2gx+\lambda (a'{{x}^{2}}+2h'xy+b'{{y}^{2}}+2g'x)=0\]\[\Rightarrow (a+a'\lambda ){{x}^{2}}+(2h+2h'\lambda )xy\]\[+(b+b'\lambda ){{y}^{2}}+(2g+2g'\lambda )x=0\]            Now the condition for perpendicularity is \[\Delta =0\]and\[a+b=0\].            \[\Rightarrow a+a'\lambda +b+b'\lambda =0\Rightarrow \lambda =-\frac{a+b}{a'+b'}\]            and\[\Delta =abc+2fgh-a{{f}^{2}}-b{{g}^{2}}-c{{h}^{2}}=0\]            \[\Rightarrow 0+0-0-(b+b'\lambda ){{(2g+2g'\lambda )}^{2}}-0=0\]            \[\Rightarrow 4(b+b'\lambda ){{(g+g'\lambda )}^{2}}=0\]            Now on putting the value ofl, we get            \[g(a'+b')=g'(a+b)\].


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