Evaluate:
Equating the coefficients of x2, x and constant term, we obtain
A - B = 0
B - C = 0
A + C = 2
On solving these equations, we obtain
A = 1, B = 1, and C = 1
Two sides of a rhombus are along the lines, x−y+1=0 and 7x−y−5=0. If its diagonals intersect at (−1, −2), then which one of the following is a vertex of this rhombus?
(−3, −9)
(−3, −8)
(1/3, -8/3)
(1/3, -8/3)
The centres of those circles which touch the circle, x2+y2−8x−8y−4=0, externally and also touch the x-axis, lie on:
a circle
an ellipse which is not a circle
a hyperbola.
a hyperbola.