Pair Of Straight Lines Question 133

Question: If the pair of lines $ ax^{2}+2(a+b)xy+by^{2}=0 $ lie along diameters of a circle and divide the circle into four sectors such that the area of one of the sectors is thrice the area of another sector then

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Options:

A) $ 3a^{2}+10ab+3b^{2}=0 $

B) $ 3a^{2}+2ab+3b^{2}=0 $

C) $ 3a^{2}-10ab+3b^{2}=0 $

D) $ 3a^{2}-2ab+3b^{2}=0 $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Angle between the given lines is $ \tan \frac{\pi }{4}=\frac{2\sqrt{{{(a+b)}^{2}}-ab}}{a+b} $

Therefore $ \frac{2\sqrt{{{(a+b)}^{2}}-ab}}{a+b}=1 $

Therefore $ 3a^{2}+2ab+3b^{2}=0 $