Most Important Selected Qs for JEE AdvancedMathematicsStraight Lines
The lines x+y-1=0,(m-1) x+ (m^2-7 ) y-5=0 and (m-2) x+(2 m-5) y=0 are -
Options
- Aconcurrent for three values of m
- Bconcurrent for no value of m
- Cparallel for one value of m
- Dparallel for two values of m
Correct answer
C. parallel for one value of m
Step-by-step solution
For concurrency | array ccc 1 & 1 & -1 m-1 & m^2-7 & -5 m-2 & 2 m-5 & 0 array |=0 aligned & 5(2 ~m -5)-5( ~m -2)-[( m -1)(2 ~m -5) & .-( m -2) ( m ^2-7 ) ]=0 & 10 ~m -25-5 ~m +10-2 ~m ^2+7 ~m -5+ m ^3 & -2 ~m ^2-7 ~m +14=0 & ~m ^3-4 ~m ^2+5 ~m -6=0 & ( ~m -3) ( m ^2- m +2 )=0 aligned m =3 is the only real root But for m =3 the given line becomes parallel. Thus the given lines can only be parallel for m =3 .