AP EAMCET201921 Apr 2019Evening ShiftMathematicsPair of LinesActual
The number of values of a for which the pair of lines represented by 3 a x 2 + 5 x y + a 2 - 2 y 2 = 0 are at right angles to each other, is
Options
- A2
- B1
- Cinfinitely many
- D0
Correct answer
A. 2
Step-by-step solution
The pair of the lines represented by the given equation will be perpendicular to each other, when Coefficient of x 2 + coefficient of y 2 = 0 3 a + a 2 - 2 = 0 On solving the above quadratic equation, a = - 3 ± 17 2 There are two values.