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What is the order of the differential equation representing all conics whose centre is at the origin?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. none of these

Correct answer: 3

Solution

A conic centred at the origin has the form Ax² + 2Hxy + By² = 1 with three independent parameters, so eliminating them needs three differentiations, giving order 3.

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