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Q.If θ\theta is the acute angle between the lines represented by ax2+2hxy+by2=0ax^2+2hxy+by^2=0 then prove that tan⁡θ=∣2h2−aba+b∣\tan\theta = \left|\dfrac{2\sqrt{h^2-ab}}{a+b}\right|

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Write the lines as y=m1x, y=m2xy=m_1x,\ y=m_2x and use tan⁡θ=∣m1−m21+m1m2∣\tan\theta=\left|\frac{m_1-m_2}{1+m_1m_2}\right|.

ax2+2hxy+by2=0ax^2+2hxy+by^2=0 represents y=m1xy=m_1x and y=m2xy=m_2x with m1+m2=−2hb, m1m2=abm_1+m_2=\dfrac{-2h}{b},\ m_1m_2=\dfrac ab.

(m1−m2)2=(m1+m2)2−4m1m2=4h2b2−4ab=4(h2−ab)b2(m_1-m_2)^2=(m_1+m_2)^2-4m_1m_2=\dfrac{4h^2}{b^2}-\dfrac{4a}{b}=\dfrac{4(h^2-ab)}{b^2}

⇒m1−m2=2h2−abb\Rightarrow m_1-m_2=\dfrac{2\sqrt{h^2-ab}}{b}

1+m1m2=1+ab=a+bb1+m_1m_2=1+\dfrac ab=\dfrac{a+b}{b}

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