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If the line ax + by + c = 0 is normal to the curve x y + 5 = 0 then
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
x y = -5 ⇒ ⇒ x 
+ y = 0 ⇒ ⇒ 
= – 
> 0 (as xy = - 5 < 0)
⇒ ⇒ The Slope of the normal is negative ⇒ ⇒ – 
< 0 ⇒ ⇒ 
> 0
⇒ ⇒ a > 0 , b > 0 or a < 0 , b < 0
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