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The distance between two straight lines y=mx+c1 and y=mx+c2 is |c1−c2|. Then the value of m is

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The correct option is C 0
Given the distance between two straight lines y=mx+c1....(1) and y=mx+c2 is |c1c2|.....(2).
Now we have the distance between the two lines is c1c21+m2.
According to the problem,
|c1c2|=c1c21+m2
or, 1+m2=±1
or, 1+m2=1
or, m2=0
or, m=0.

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