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The lines represented by \(a x^{2}+2 h x y+b y^{2}=0\) are perpendicular to each other if

  1. A \(h=0\)
  2. B \(h^{2}=a b\)
  3. C \(a+b=0\)
  4. D \(h^{2}=a+b\)
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(C) \(a+b=0\)

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We know that the angle between the two lines \(a x^{2}+2 h x y+b y^{2}=0\) is given by \(\tan \theta=\left|\frac{2 \sqrt{h^{2}-a b}}{a+b}\right|\) \(\begin{aligned} \because & \theta &=90^{\circ} \\ & \therefore & a+b &=0 \end{aligned}\)
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