SOLUTION: If {{{ax^2+2hxy+by^2+2gx+2fy+c=0}}} represents a pair of straight lines then show that the distance from the origin to their point of intersection is [c(a+b)-f^2-g^2]/[ab-h^2]
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Question 1016112: If represents a pair of straight lines then show that the distance from the origin to their point of intersection is [c(a+b)-f^2-g^2]/[ab-h^2] Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source):