The straight lines represented by the equation $9 x^{2}-12 x y+4 y^{2}=0$ are

The straight lines represented by the equation $9 x^{2}-12 x y+4 y^{2}=0$ are
  1. coincident
  2. perpendicular
  3. intersect at $60^{\circ}$
  4. parallel

Solution

The given pair of lines are of the form $a x^{2}+2 h x y+b y^{2}=0 \Rightarrow a=9,2 h=-12, \Rightarrow h=-6, b=4$ $h^{2}-a b=(-6)^{2}-(9 \times 4)=36-36=0$ Therefore the lines are coincident

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (16 Oct Shift 2)

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