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Pair of Straight Lines

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  1. Question 1

    This type 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. This one: 19 May 2026 S2 See all 10 of this type

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    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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  2. Question 2

    Asked 5 times: 4 May 2023 S2, 9 May 2023 S2*, 10 May 2024 S2*, 13 Apr 2026 S1, 16 Apr 2026 S2 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 5 times it was asked

    57
    The combined equation of the pair of lines passing through the origin and making an angle π4\dfrac{\pi}{4} with the line 3x+y−6=03x + y - 6 = 0 is...

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  3. Question 3

    This type asked 5 times: 13 Apr 2026 S2, 15 Apr 2026 S1, 16 Apr 2026 S2, 17 Apr 2026 S1, 15 May 2026 S2. This one: 15 May 2026 S2 See all 5 of this type

    58
    If θ1\theta_1 and θ2\theta_2 are the acute angles between the lines 3x2−7xy+4y2=03x^2 - 7xy + 4y^2 = 0 and 6x2−5xy+y2=06x^2 - 5xy + y^2 = 0 respectively, then ...

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  4. Question 4

    This type asked 5 times: 11 Apr 2026 S1, 13 Apr 2026 S2, 17 Apr 2026 S2, 18 Apr 2026 S2, 13 May 2026 S1. This one: 13 May 2026 S1 See all 5 of this type

    59
    If the equation x2−y2−x+λy−2=0x^2 - y^2 - x + \lambda y - 2 = 0 (where λ>0\lambda > 0) represents a pair of lines, then the coordinates of their point of intersection are:

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  5. Question 5

    This type asked 5 times: May 2022 S1, 11 May 2023 S1, 11 May 2023 S2, 23 Apr 2025 S1, 17 Apr 2026 S1. This one: 17 Apr 2026 S1 See all 5 of this type

    57
    The joint equation of a pair of lines passing through point (1,4)(1, 4), one of which is parallel to X-axis and the other makes an angle of 45∘45^\circ with the positive direction of X-axis, is

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  6. Question 6

    Asked 4 times: 2 May 2023 S1*, 11 May 2023 S1*, 15 May 2023 S1*, 25 Apr 2025 S2 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 4 times it was asked

    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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  7. Question 7

    This type asked 4 times: 9 May 2023 S1, 10 May 2024 S1, 20 Apr 2025 S2, 15 May 2026 S1. This one: 15 May 2026 S1 See all 4 of this type

    57
    If the equation mx2−y2+2y+n=3mx^2 - y^2 + 2y + n = 3 represents a pair of perpendicular lines, then the values of mm and nn respectively are...

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  8. Question 8

    This type asked 4 times: 9 May 2024 S2, 19 Apr 2026 S2, 20 Apr 2026 S2, 14 May 2026 S2. This one: 14 May 2026 S2 See all 4 of this type

    60
    If the sum of the cubes of slopes of two lines represented by the equation ax2+2hxy+by2=0ax^2 + 2hxy + by^2 = 0 is 11, then

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  9. Question 9

    Asked 3 times: 4 May 2023 S1, 19 Apr 2025 S1*, 16 Apr 2026 S1 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 3 times it was asked

    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

    Asked 3 times: 9 May 2024 S1*, 20 Apr 2025 S1*, 21 Apr 2025 S2 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 3 times it was asked

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    The distance between the lines represented by 16x2+9y2+48x−24xy−36y+35=016x^{2}+ 9y^{2}+ 48x- 24xy- 36y+ 35 = 0 is ____\_\_\_\_ units

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