Pair Of Straight Lines Question 97

Question: . The angle between the lines represented by the equation $ ax^{2}+xy+by^{2}=0 $ will be $ 45^{o} $ , if

Options:

A) $ a=1,b=6 $

B) $ a=1,b=-6 $

C) $ a=6,b=1 $

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ \tan 45{}^\circ =\frac{2\sqrt{\frac{1}{4}-ab}}{a+b} $

$ \Rightarrow {{(a+b)}^{2}}=(1-4ab)\Rightarrow a^{2}+b^{2}+6ab-1=0 $ , which is obviously satisfied by $ a=1 $ and $ b=-6 $ .