Pair Of Straight Lines Question 72

Question: If the angle between the two lines represented by $ 2x^{2}+5xy+3y^{2}+6x+7y+4=0 $ is $ {{\tan }^{-1}}m $ , then $ m= $

[MNR 1993]

Options:

A) 1/5

B) 1

C) 7/5

D) 7

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Angle $ ={{\tan }^{-1}}( \frac{2\sqrt{\frac{25}{4}-6}}{2+3} )={{\tan }^{-1}}( \frac{1}{5} ) $ and it is given by $ {{\tan }^{-1}}m $ . Hence $ m=\frac{1}{5} $ .