Pair Of Straight Lines Question 151

Question: The equation of the lines represented by the equation $ ab(x^{2}-y^{2})+(a^{2}-b^{2})xy=0 $ are

Options:

A) $ ax-by=0,\ bx+ay=0 $

B) $ ax-by=0,\ bx-ay=0 $

C) $ ax+by=0,\ bx+ay=0 $

D) $ ax+by=0,\ bx-ay=0 $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ ab(x^{2}-y^{2})+(a^{2}-b^{2})xy=0 $

$ \Rightarrow abx^{2}+a^{2}xy-b^{2}xy-aby^{2}=0 $

$ \Rightarrow ax(bx+ay)-by(bx+ay)=0 $

$ \Rightarrow (bx+ay)(ax-by)=0 $

$ \Rightarrow bx+ay=0 $ and $ ax-by=0 $ .