The angle between the pair of straight lines formed by joining the points of intersection of $x^2+y^2=4$ and…

The angle between the pair of straight lines formed by joining the points of intersection of $x^2+y^2=4$ and $y=3 x+c$ to the origin is a right angle. Then $c^2$ is equal to
  1. $20$
  2. $13$
  3. $1 / 5$
  4. $5$

Solution

Since, the angle is right angle. $\therefore$ Homogenising, $x^2+y^2=4\left(\frac{y-3 x}{c}\right)^2$ $\Rightarrow \quad c^2\left(x^2+y^2\right)=4\left(y^2+9 x^2-6 x y\right)$ These lines are perpendicular. $\therefore$ coefficient of $x^2+$ coefficient of $y^2=0$ $\begin{aligned} \Rightarrow & c^2-36+c^2-4 & =0 \\ \Rightarrow & 2 c^2 & =40 \\ \Rightarrow & c^2 & =20\end{aligned}$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2007

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