Find The Angle Between The Lines                                                                       Where a > b > 0.

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Question

 

Find the angle between the lines

                                                                     

where a > b > 0.

Solution

Correct option is

 

The given equation of lines can be written as  

       

and,

       

Comparing the given lines (i) and (ii) with the lines 

         

respectively. We get   

        

and,  

      

Let θ be the acute angle between the lines, then  

     

     

               

               

               

.

 

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