WBJEE · Maths · Straight Lines
The locus of the point of intersection of the straight lines \(\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}=K\) and \(\frac{x}{a}-\frac{y}{b}=\frac{1}{K}\),
where \(K\) is a non-zero real variable, is given by
- A a straight line
- B an ellipse
- C a parabola
- D a hyperbola
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(D) a hyperbola
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Given equations of straight lines \[ \frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}=K \] and \(\quad \frac{x}{a}-\frac{y}{b}=\frac{1}{K}\) Let the point of intersection be \((\alpha, \beta)\). So, from Eqs. we get \[ \frac{\alpha}{a}+\frac{\beta}{b}=K \] and…
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