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9.Straight Line
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The diagonals of the parallelogram whose sides are $lx + my + n = 0,$ $lx + my + n' = 0$,$mx + ly + n = 0$, $mx + ly + n' = 0$ include an angle
A
$\frac{\pi }{3}$
B
$\frac{\pi }{2}$
C
${\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{{{l^2} - {m^2}}}{{{l^2} + {m^2}}}} \right)$
D
${\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{{2lm}}{{{l^2} + {m^2}}}} \right)$
Solution
(b) Since the distance between the parallel line $lx + my + n = 0$and $lx + my + n' = 0$ is same as the distance between parallel lines $mx + ly + n = 0$ and $mx + ly + n' = 0$. Therefore the parallelogram is a rhombus. Since the diagonals of a rhombus are at right angles, therefore the required angle is $\frac{\pi }{2}$.
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