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COMEDK · Maths · 10. Straight Lines

The angle between two lines is \(45^{\circ}\) and slope of one line is \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) then which is the possible value of the slope of the other line.

  1. A \(\dfrac{5}{4}\)
  2. B \(\dfrac{4}{5}\)
  3. C \(\dfrac{3}{5}\)
  4. D \(\dfrac{5}{3}\)
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(D) \(\dfrac{5}{3}\)

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Let the slope of the first line be \(m_1 = \dfrac{1}{4}\) and the slope of the second line be \(m_2\). The angle \(\theta\) between two lines with slopes \(m_1\) and \(m_2\) is given by the formula \(\tan \theta = \left| \dfrac{m_2 - m_1}{1 + m_1 m_2} \right|\). Given…