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Slopes of a homogeneous pair in a given ratio (use the sum and product of slopes)

This type of question, asked 10 times: 2 May 2023 S1, 4 May 2023 S1, 11 May 2023 S1, 15 May 2023 S1, 16 May 2023 S1, 19 Apr 2025 S1, 25 Apr 2025 S2, 11 Apr 2026 S2, 16 Apr 2026 S1, 19 May 2026 S2. All 10 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2 May 2023 S1

    107
    The slopes of the lines given by x2+2hxy+2y2=0x^2 + 2hxy + 2y^2 = 0 are in the ratio 1:21:2, then hh is

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  2. Question 2

    4 May 2023 S1

    113
    If 4ab=3h24ab = 3h^2, then the ratio of the slopes of lines represented by ax2+2hxy+by2=0ax^2+2hxy+by^2=0 is

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  3. Question 3

    11 May 2023 S1

    142
    If the slope of one of the lines given by Kx2+6xy+y2=0Kx^2 + 6xy + y^2 = 0 is three times the other, then the value of K is

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  4. Question 4

    15 May 2023 S1

    147
    The value of kk, if the slope of one of the lines given by 4x2+kxy+y2=04x^{2}+kxy+y^{2}=0 is four times that of the other, is given by

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  5. Question 5

    16 May 2023 S1

    104
    If x2a+2xyh+y2b=0x^2a + 2xyh + y^2b = 0 represents a pair of straight lines and slope of one of the lines is twice that of the other, then ab:h2ab : h^2 is

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  6. Question 6

    19 Apr 2025 S1

    143
    If m1m_{1} and m2m_{2} are the slopes of the lines represented by ax2+2hxy+by2=0ax^{2}+ 2hxy+by^{2}= 0 satisfying the condition 16 h2=25ab16{\text{ }h}^{2}= 25ab, then ....

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  7. Question 7

    25 Apr 2025 S2

    108
    The slopes of the lines represented by 6x2+2hxy+y2=06x^{2}+ 2hxy+y^{2}= 0 are in the ratio 2:32:3, then h=h =

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  8. Question 8

    11 Apr 2026 S2

    58
    If the slope of one of the two lines given by x2a+2xyh+y2b=0\dfrac{x^2}{a} + \dfrac{2xy}{h} + \dfrac{y^2}{b} = 0 is twice that of the other, then h2:ab=…h^2 : ab = \ldots

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  9. Question 9

    16 Apr 2026 S1

    57
    If 4ab=3h24ab = 3h^2, then the ratio of the slopes of the lines represented by ax2+2hxy+by2=0ax^2 + 2hxy + by^2 = 0 is...

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  10. Question 10

    19 May 2026 S2

    54
    If the slopes of the lines given by ax2+2hxy+by2=0ax^2 + 2hxy + by^2 = 0 are in the ratio 2:32 : 3, then h2=h^2 =

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