Pair of Straight Lines

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Pair of Straight Lines: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Parallel Lines in a Homogeneous Pair of Lines, Homogenization: Intersection of a Line and a Curve, Slopes of the Lines of a Homogeneous Pair, Separate Equations from Combined Equation of Pair of Lines, etc.

Important Questions on Pair of Straight Lines

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Show that the product of the perpendicular distances from a point α,β to the pair of straight lines ax2+2hxy+by2=0 is aα2+2hαβ+bβ2a-b2+4h2.

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If θ is the angle between the pair of lines ax2+2hxy+by2=0 then prove that cos(θ)=a+ba-b2+4h2.

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The combined equation of the pair of line passing through (-1,2), one is parallel to x+3y-1=0 and other is perpendicular to 2x-3y-1=0 is

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Homogenize y2=x with x+y=4.

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Homogenize y2=x with x+y=3.

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Homogenize y2=x with x+y=2.

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Find the angle between the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of y2=x and x+y=1.

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If the lines 2x2+(1+k)xy-5y2=0 are equally inclined to co-ordinate axes, then find the value of k.

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If the lines x2+(1-k)xy-3y2=0 are equally inclined to co-ordinate axes, then find the value of k.

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If the lines x2+(2+k)xy-4y2=0 are equally inclined to co-ordinate axes, then find the value of k.

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If the lines x2+2xy-35y2-4x+44y-12=0 and 5x+λy-8=0 are concurrent then λ equals

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If a pair of lines drawn through the origin forms an isosceles right-angled triangle with the line 2x+3y=6, then those lines are

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If the lines x2+kxy+y2=0 and x+y=1 make up the sides of an equilateral triangle, then the value of k2 equals

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The distance between pair of parallel lines represented by x2+2xy+y2-8ax-8ay-9a2=0 is _____ units

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If h2=ab, then the slopes of lines represented by ax2-2hxy+by2=0 would be in the ratio _________

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The value of λ, for which the equation x2-y2-x+λy-2=0 represents a pair of straight lines, are

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If slopes of lines represented by Kx2+5xy+y2=0 differ by 1 then K=

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The lines represented by the equation x2+23xy+3y2-3x-33y-4=0, are

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If θ is the angle between the pair of straight lines x2-5xy+4y2+3x-4=0, then tan2θ is equal to

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If x2+y2+2gx+2fy+1=0 represents a pair of straight lines, then f2+g2 is equal to