The angle between the lines $2x - y + 3 = 0$ and $x + 2y + 3 = 0$ is ........... $^\circ$
✓
$90$
B
$60$
C
$45$
D
$30$
✓
Answer
Correct option: A.
$90$
a (a)Angle between two lines is given by $\tan \theta = \frac{{{m_1} - {m_2}}}{{1 + {m_1}{m_2}}}$
Given ${m_1} = \frac{{ - 1}}{2},$ ${m_2} = 2$ $\therefore \,\,{m_1}{m_2} = - 1$.
So the lines are perpendicular i.e., $\theta = 90^\circ $.
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