$\quad$ If $4 a^{2}+b^{2}+2 c^{2}+4 a b-6 a c-3 b c=0,$ the family of lines…

$\quad$ If $4 a^{2}+b^{2}+2 c^{2}+4 a b-6 a c-3 b c=0,$ the family of lines $\mathrm{ax}+\mathrm{by}+\mathrm{c}=0$ is concurrent at one or the other of the two points-
  1. $\left(-1,-\frac{1}{2}\right),(-2,-1)$
  2. $(-1,-1),\left(-2,-\frac{1}{2}\right)$
  3. $(-1,2),\left(\frac{1}{2},-1\right)$
  4. $(1,2),\left(\frac{1}{2},-1\right)$

Solution

$ \text { } \begin{array}{l} 4 a^{2}+b^{2}+2 c^{2}+4 a b-6 a c-3 b c \\ \quad \equiv(2 a+b)^{2}-3(2 a+b) c+2 c^{2}=0 \\ \quad \Rightarrow(2 a+b-2 c)(2 a+b-c)=0 \Rightarrow c=2 a+b \\ \quad \text { or } c=a+\frac{1}{2} b \end{array} $ The equation of the family of lines is $ a(x+2)+b(y+1)=0 \text { or } a(x+1)+b\left(y+\frac{1}{2}\right)=0 $ giving the point of concurrence (-2,-1) or $ \left(-1,-\frac{1}{2}\right) $

Asked in: BITSAT 2013

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