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AP EAMCET · Maths · Pair of Lines

The number of values of a for which the pair of lines represented by 3ax2+5xy+a2-2y2=0 are at right angles to each other, is

  1. A 2
  2. B 1
  3. C infinitely many
  4. D 0
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(A) 2

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The pair of the lines represented by the given equation will be perpendicular to each other, when Coefficient of x2+ coefficient of y2=0 3a+a2-2=0 On solving the above quadratic equation, a=-3±172 There are two values.
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