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Find 'p' and 'q' if the equation px2 - 8xy +3y2 +14 x +2y +q = 0 represents a pair of perpendicular lines.
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Solution
Given general equation is px2 - 8xy +3y2 +14 x +2y +q = 0
a = p , h = -4 , b = 3 , g = 7, f = 1 , c = q
Since the equation represents perpendicular lines
a +b =0
p + 3 = 0
∴ p = -3
∴ a = p = -3
Since the equation represents a pair of lines.
`abs[("a","h" ,"g"),("h","b","f"),("g" ,"f" , "c")] = 0`
`abs[(-3,-4,7),(-4,3,1),(7,1,"q")] = 0`
∴ -3(3q-1)+4(-4q-7)+7(-4-21)=0
∴ -9q +3 -16q - 28 - 28 - 147 = 0
∴ -25q + 3 - 28 - 175 = 0
∴ -25q + 3 - 203 = 0
∴ -25q - 200 = 0
∴ -25q = 200
∴ q = `200/-25`
∴ q = -8
∴ p = -3 , q = -8
Concept: Pair of Straight Lines - Pair of Lines Passing Through Origin - Combined Equation
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