IBPS Government Jobs Exams Numerical Ability Geometry

Find the value of a so that the lines with equations 2y + ax = 2 and 3x - 2y = 6
have equal slopes.

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for line 3x-2y=6
2y=3x-6
y=3/2x-3 (y=mx+c)
here m=slope
so,m=3/2

Now for line 2y+ax=2
y=1-a/2x=-xa/2+1
here m=-a/2

for two slopes to be equal..-a/2=3/2
so,a=-3...ans
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